'Laying' in the Bible

Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.

But he scorned the thought of laying hands on Mordecai alone, for they had made known to him Mordecai's people. Therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even Mordecai's people.

They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"

Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he was laying down, and was fast asleep.

He took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,

and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight."

Ananias departed, and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

It happened that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery. Paul entered in to him, prayed, and laying his hands on him, healed him.

Don't neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elders.

laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.

For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection -- not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.