-A carnivorous animal Song of Songs 4:8

-Fierceness of Jeremiah 5:6; 13:23; Hosea 13:7; Habakkuk 1:8

-FIGURATIVE Daniel 7:6 .Taming of, the triumph of the gospel Isaiah 11:6

-Law concerning Leviticus 13; 14; 22:4; Numbers 5:1-3; 12:14; Deuteronomy 24:8; Matthew 8:4; Luke 5:14; 17:14

-Sent as a judgment on .Miriam Numbers 12:1-10 .Gehazi 2Kings 5:27 .Uzziah 2Chronicles 26:20, 21

-Entailed 2Kings 5:27

-Isolation of lepers Leviticus 13:46; Numbers 5:2; 12:14; 2Kings 15:5; 2Chronicles 26:21

-Separate burial of 2Chronicles 26:23

-Instances of leprosy not mentioned above .Four lepers outside Samaria 2Kings 7:3 .Azariah 2Kings 15:5 .Simon Mark 14:3

-HEALED .Miriam Numbers 12:13, 14 .Naaman 2Kings 5:8-14 .By Jesus Matthew 8:3; Mark 1:40-42; Luke 5:13; 17:12-14 .Disciples empowered to heal Matthew 10:8

-Also called LAISH -See DAN

-Written by David to Joab 2Samuel 11:14

-King of Syria to king of Israel 2Kings 5:5, 6

-Rabshakeh to Hezekiah Isaiah 37:9-14

-King of Babylon to Hezekiah Isaiah 39:1

-Sennacherib to Hezekiah 2Kings 19:14

-Of Artaxerxes to Nehemiah Nehemiah 2:7-9

-Open letter from Sanballat to Nehemiah Nehemiah 6:5

-Luke to Theophilus (the books of Luke and Acts) Acts 1:1

-Claudius Lysias to Felix Acts 23:25-30

-Letters of intercession by Paul and Philemon on behalf of Onesimus Philemon 1:1

-Of recommendation 2Corinthians 3:1

-A son of Dedan Genesis 25:3

-A son of Dedan Genesis 25:3

-Son of Jacob Genesis 29:34; 35:23; 1Chronicles 2:1

-Avenges the seduction of Dinah Genesis 34; 49:5-7

-Jacob's prophecy regarding Genesis 49:5-7

-His age at death Exodus 6:16

-(Descendants of, made the ministers of religion) -See LEVITES

-Possibly a crocodile Job 41; Psalms 104:26

-"The crooked (R. V.) serpent." Isaiah 27:1

-FIGURATIVE Psalms 74:14

-(The descendants of Levi) -Set apart as ministers of religion Numbers 1:47-54; 3:6-16; 16:9; 26:57-62; Deuteronomy 10:8; 1Chronicles 15:2

-Substituted in the place of the firstborn children Numbers 3:12, 41-45; 8:14, 16-18; 18:6

-Religious zeal of Exodus 32:26-28; Deuteronomy 33:9, 10; Malachi 2:4, 5

-Consecration of Numbers 8:6-21

-Sedition among, led by Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On, on account of jealousy toward Moses and Aaron Numbers 16 with Numbers 4:19, 20

-Three divisions of, each having the name of one of its progenitors-Gershon, Kohath, and Merari Numbers 3:17

-Gershonites and their duties Numbers 3:18-26; 4:23-26; 10:17

-The ruling chief over the Gershonites was the second son of the ruling high priest Numbers 4:28

-The Kohathites, consisting of the families of the Amramites, the Izeharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites Numbers 3:27; 4:18-20

-Of the Amramites, Aaron and his family were set apart as priests Exodus 28:1; 29:9; Numbers 3:38; 17:1-4, 8; 18:1

-The remaining families appointed to take charge of the ark of the covenant, table, lampstand, altars, and vessels of the sanctuary, the hangings, and all the service Numbers 3:27-32; 4:2-15

-The chief over the Kohathites was the oldest son of the ruling high priest Numbers 3:32; 1Chronicles 9:20

-The Merarites Numbers 3:20, 33-37; 4:31-33; 7:8; 1Chronicles 6:19, 10:17; 29, 30; 23:21-23

-The chief over the Merarites was the second son of the ruling high priest Numbers 4:33

-Place of, in encampments and the march Numbers 1:50-53; 2:17; 3:23-35

-Cities assigned to, in the land of Canaan Joshua 21

-Lodged in the chambers of the temple 1Chronicles 9:27, 33; Ezekiel 40:44

-Resided also in villages outside of Jerusalem Nehemiah 12:29

-Age of .When inducted into office Numbers 4:3, 30, 47; 1Chronicles 23:3, 8:23-26; 24, 27; Ezra 3:8 .When retired from office Numbers 4:3, 47

-Functions of .Had charge of the tabernacle in the encampments and on the march Numbers 1:50-53; 3:6-9, 21-37; 4:1-15, 17-49; 8:19; 18:3-6 .Had charge of the temple 1Chronicles 9:27-29; 23:2-32; Ezra 8:24-34

-Carried the ark of the covenant 1Chronicles 15:2, Deuteronomy 10:8; 26, 27

-Ministered in the presence of the ark of the covenant 1Chronicles 16:4

-Custodians and administrators of the tithes and other offerings 1Chronicles 9:26-29; 26:28; 29:8; 2Chronicles 24:5, 11; 31:11-19; 34:9; Ezra 8:29, 30, 33; Nehemiah 12:44

-Prepared the shewbread 1Chronicles 23:28, 29

-Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice 2Chronicles 29:12-36; 35:1-18

-Killed the Passover lambs for the people of the captivity Ezra 6:20, 21

-Teachers of the law Deuteronomy 33:10; 2Chronicles 17:8, 9; 30:22; 35:3; Nehemiah 8:7-13; Malachi 2:6, 7

-Were judges Deuteronomy 17:9; 1Chronicles 23:4; 26:29; 2Chronicles 19:8-11; Nehemiah 11:16

-See JUDGES

-(Were scribes of the sacred books) -See SCRIBES

-Pronounced the blessings of the law in the responsive service at Mount Gerizim Deuteronomy 27:12; Joshua 8:33

-Were porters of the doors -See PORTERS

-Were overseers in building and the repairs of the temple 1Chronicles 23:2-4; Ezra 3:8, 9

-Were musicians of the temple service -See MUSIC

-Supervised weights and measures as standards of doing business 1Chronicles 23:29

-The list of those who returned from captivity Ezra 2:40-63; 7:7; 8:16-20; Nehemiah 7:43-73; 12

-Sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Nehemiah 10:9-28

-Profits from .In lieu of landed inheritance, forty-eight cities with suburbs were assigned to them Numbers 35:2-8 with Numbers 18:24 .And Numbers 26:62; 12:12, Deuteronomy 10:9; 18, 19; 14:27-29; 18:1-8; Joshua 13:14; 14:3; 18:7; 1Chronicles 6:54-81; 13:2; 2Chronicles 23:2; Ezekiel 34:1-5

-Assigned to, by families Joshua 21:4-40

-Suburbs of their cities were inalienable for debt Leviticus 25:32-34

-Tithes and other offerings Numbers 18:24, 26-32; Deuteronomy 18:1-8; 26:11-13; Joshua 13:14; Nehemiah 10:38, 39; 12:44, 47

-First fruits Nehemiah 12:44, 47

-The plunder of war, including captives Numbers 31:30, 42-47

-See TITHES

-Tithes withheld from Nehemiah 13:10-13; Malachi 3:10

-Pensioned 2Chronicles 31:16-18

-Owned lands Deuteronomy 18:8; with 1Kings 2:26

-Land allotted to, by Ezekiel Ezekiel 48:13, 14

-Enrollment of, at Mount Sinai Numbers 1:47-49; 2:33; 3:14-39; 4:2, 3; 26:57-62; 1Chronicles 23:3-5

-Degraded from the Levitical office by Jeroboam 2Chronicles 11:13-17; 13:9-11

-Loyal to the ruler 2Kings 11:7-11; 2Chronicles 23:7

-Intermarried with Canaanites Ezra 9:1, 2; 10:23, 24

-Exempt from enrollment for military duty Numbers 1:47-54; with 1Chronicles 12:26

-Subordinate to the sons of Aaron Numbers 3:9; 8:19; 18:6

-Prophecies concerning Jeremiah 33:18; Ezekiel 44:10-14; Malachi 3:3

-Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the Messiah Zechariah 12:10-13

-John's vision concerning Revelation 7:7

-See RETALIATION

-All men are liars Psalms 116:11

-Satan, a deceiver John 8:44, 55

-Prohibited from the Kingdom of Heaven Revelation 21:8

-See DECEIT

-See DECEPTION

-See FALSEHOOD

-See HYPOCRISY