1 Kings 18:31 KJV
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:
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Thompson Chains
- JacobSee the chain from Genesis 25:26 · 24 links
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Cross References
- Genesis 32:28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
- Genesis 35:10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
- 2 Kings 17:34 Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
- Joshua 4:3–4 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night. …
- Joshua 4:20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.
- Genesis 33:20 And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel.
- Exodus 24:4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Ezra 6:17 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
- Isaiah 48:1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
- Jeremiah 31:1 At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
- Ezekiel 37:16–22 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: …
- Ezekiel 47:13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.
- Ephesians 2:20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
- Ephesians 4:4–6 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; …
- Revelation 7:4–8 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. …
- Revelation 21:12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
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Topics
Kings of Israel & Judah
- AhabKing of Israel · 918–897 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible918–897 BC · Ahab reigns in Israel
Bible Dictionary
- ElijahWhose God is Jehovah. (1.) “The Tishbite,” the “Elias” of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kgs 17:1 as...
- JacobOne who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Gen 25:26; Gen 27:36; Hos 12:2–4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah....
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
- IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And Elijah אֵלִיָּהוּ ʾēliyyāhû אֵלִיָּה Proper name
- took וַיִּקַּח wayyiqqaḥ לָקַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- twelve שְׁתֵּים šĕttêm שְׁנַיִם Number · feminine dual עֶשְׂרֵה ʿeśrê עָשָׂר Number · feminine singular
- stones אֲבָנִים ʾăbānîm אֶבֶן Noun · feminine plural
- according to the number כְּמִסְפַּר kĕmispar מִסְפָּר Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- of the tribes שִׁבְטֵי šibṭê שֵׁבֶט Noun · masculine plural construct
- of the sons בְנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Jacob יַעֲקֹב yaʿăqōb יַעֲקֹב Proper name
- unto whom the word אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative הָיָה hāyâ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular דְבַר dĕbar דָּבָר Noun · masculine singular construct אֵלָיו ʾēlāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- came, saying לֵאמֹר lēʾmōr אָמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
- shall be thy name יִהְיֶה yihyê Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular שְׁמֶךָ šĕmekā שֵׁם Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
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