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LIGHTNING

  • General references
    Job 28:26; 37:3; 38:25, 35; Psalm 18:14; 77:18; 78:48; 97:4; 135:7; 144:6; Jeremiah 10:13; 51:16; Ezekiel 1:13, 14; Daniel 10:6; Nahum 2:4; Zechariah 9:14; 10:1; Matthew 24:27; 28:3; Luke 10:18; Revelation 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18


LIGN-ALOE

  • A tree, not identified by naturalists
    Numbers 24:6


LIGURE

  • A precious stone
    Exodus 28:19; 39:12


LILY

  • The principal capitals of the temple ornamented with carvings of
    1Kings 7:19, 22, 26

  • Molded on the rim of the molten laver in the temple
    1Kings 7:26; 2Chronicles 4:5

  • Lessons of trust gathered from
    Matthew 6:28-30; Luke 12:27

  • Figurative, of the lips of the beloved
    Song of Solomon 5:13

LIME

  • General references
    Isaiah 33:12; Amos 2:1


LINEN

  • Exported:

    • From Egypt
      1Kings 10:28; Ezekiel 27:7

    • From Syria
      Ezekiel 27:16

  • Curtains of the tabernacle made of
    Exodus 26:1; 27:9

  • Vestments of priests made of
    Exodus 28:5-8, 15, 39-42

  • Livery of royal households made of
    Genesis 41:42; Esther 8:15

  • Garments made of:

    • For men
      Genesis 41:42; Ezekiel 9:2; Luke 16:19

    • For women
      Isaiah 3:23; Ezekiel 16:10-13

  • Bedding made of
    Proverbs 7:16

  • Mosaic law forbade its being interwoven with wool
    Leviticus 19:19; Deuteronomy 22:11

  • The body of Jesus was wrapped in
    Mark 15:46; John 20:5

  • Figurative, pure and white, of righteousness
    Revelation 15:6; 19:8, 14


LINUS

  • A Christian at Rome
    2Timothy 4:21


LION

  • King of beasts
    Micah 5:8

  • Fierceness of
    Job 4:10; 28:8; Psalm 7:2; Proverbs 22:13; Jeremiah 2:15; 49:19; 50:44; Hosea 13:8

  • The roaring of
    Psalm 22:13; Proverbs 20:2

  • Strength of
    Proverbs 30:30; Isaiah 38:13; Joel 1:6

  • Instincts of, in taking prey
    Psalm 10:9; 17:12; Lamentations 3:10; Amos 3:4; Nahum 2:12

  • Lair of, in the jungles
    Jeremiah 4:7; 25:38

  • The bases in the temple ornamented by mouldings of
    1Kings 7:29, 36

  • Twelve statues of, on the stairs leading to Solomon's throne
    1Kings 10:19, 20

  • Samson's riddle concerning
    Judges 14:14, 18

  • Proverb of
    Ecclesiastes 9:4

  • Parable of
    Ezekiel 19:1-9

  • Kept in captivity
    Daniel 6

  • Sent as judgment upon the Samaritans
    2Kings 17:25, 26

  • Lion killed by:

    • Samson
      Judges 14:5-9

    • David
      1Samuel 17:34, 36

    • Benaiah
      2Samuel 23:20

    • Saints
      Hebrews 11:33

  • Disobedient prophet killed by
    1Kings 13:24-28

  • An unnamed person killed by
    1Kings 20:36

  • Used for the torture of criminals
    Daniel 6:16-24; 7:12; 2Timothy 4:17

  • Figurative

    • Of a ruler's anger
      Proverbs 19:12; Jeremiah 5:6; 50:17; Hosea 5:14

    • Of Satan
      1Peter 5:8

    • Of divine judgments
      Isaiah 15:9

  • Symbolic
    Genesis 49:9; Isaiah 29:1; Ezekiel 1:10; 10:14; Daniel 7:4; Revelation 4:7; 5:5; 9:8, 17; 13:2


LITIGATION


LITTER

  • An oriental carriage for carrying persons
    Isaiah 66:20


LIVER

  • Burnt in sacrifice
    Leviticus 3:5

  • Superstitious rites with
    Ezekiel 21:21


LIVERY


LIZARD

  • General references
    Leviticus 11:30; Proverbs 30:28


LO-AMMI

  • A symbolic name given to a son of Hosea
    Hosea 1:9


LOAVES

  • Miracle of the five
    Matthew 14:15-21; 16:9; Luke 9:12-17

  • Miracle of the seven
    Matthew 15:34-38; 16:10

  • See BREAD


LOBBYING


LOCK

  • General references
    Judges 3:23-25; Nehemiah 3:13, 14; Song of Solomon 5:5


LOCUST

  • Authorized as food
    Leviticus 11:22

  • Used as food
    Matthew 3:4; Mark 1:6

  • Plague of
    Exodus 10:1-19; Psalm 105:34, 35

  • Devastation by
    Deuteronomy 28:38; 1Kings 8:37; 2Chronicles 7:13; Isaiah 33:4; Joel 1:4-7; Revelation 9:7-10

  • Sun obscured by
    Joel 2:2, 10

  • Instincts of
    Proverbs 30:27

  • Often inaccurately translated "grasshopper"
    Judges 6:5; 7:12; Job 39:20; Jeremiah 46:23

  • Figurative
    Jeremiah 46:23

  • Symbolic
    Revelation 9:3-10


LOD

  • A city in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin
    1Chronicles 8:12; Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 7:37; 11:35

  • Called LYDDA
    Acts 9:38


LO-DEBAR

  • A city in the territory of the tribe of Manasseh
    2Samuel 9:4, 5; 17:27

  • Home of Mephibosheth, the lame son of Jonathan
    2Samuel 9:3-5


LOG

  • A measure for liquids, holding about a pint
    Leviticus 14:10, 12, 15, 24


LOIS

  • The grandmother of Timothy, commended by Paul for her faith
    2Timothy 1:5


LONGEVITY

  • General references
    Genesis 6:3; Exodus 20:12; 1Kings 3:11-14; Job 5:26; Psalm 21:4; 34:11-13; 90:10; Proverbs 3:1, 91:16; 2, 16; 9:11; 10:27; Isaiah 65:20; 1Peter 3:10, 11

  • Instances of :

    • Adam, nine hundred and thirty years
      Genesis 5:5

    • Seth, nine hundred and twelve years
      Genesis 5:8

    • Enos, nine hundred and five years
      Genesis 5:11

    • Cainan, nine hundred and ten years
      Genesis 5:14

    • Mahalaleel, eight hundred and ninety five years
      Genesis 5:17

    • Jared, nine hundred and sixty two years
      Genesis 5:20

    • Enoch, three hundred and sixty five years
      Genesis 5:23

    • Methuselah, nine hundred and sixty nine years
      Genesis 5:27

    • Lamech, seven hundred and seventy seven years
      Genesis 5:31

    • Noah, nine hundred and fifty years
      Genesis 9:29

    • Shem, six hundred years
      Genesis 11:10, 11

    • Arphaxad, four hundred and thirty eight years
      Genesis 11:12, 13

    • Salah, four hundred and thirty three years
      Genesis 11:14, 15

    • Eber, four hundred and sixty four years
      Genesis 11:16, 17

    • Peleg, two hundred and thirty nine years
      Genesis 11:18, 19

    • Reu, two hundred and thirty nine years
      Genesis 11:20, 21

    • Serug, two hundred and thirty years
      Genesis 11:22, 23

    • Nahor, one hundred and forty eight years
      Genesis 11:24, 25

    • Terah, two hundred and five years
      Genesis 11:32

    • Job, "lived one hundred and forty years" after his ordeal, and then "he died at a very great age"
      Job 42:16, 17

    • Sarah, one hundred and twenty seven years
      Genesis 23:1

    • Abraham, one hundred and seventy five years
      Genesis 25:7

    • Isaac, one hundred and eighty years
      Genesis 35:28

    • Jacob, one hundred and forty seven years
      Genesis 47:28

    • Joseph, one hundred and ten years
      Genesis 50:26

    • Amram, one hundred and thirty seven years
      Exodus 6:20

    • Aaron, one hundred and twenty three years
      Numbers 33:39

    • Moses, one hundred and twenty years
      Deuteronomy 31:2; 34:7

    • Joshua, one hundred and ten years
      Joshua 24:29

    • Eli, ninety eight years
      1Samuel 4:15

    • Barzillai, eighty years
      2Samuel 19:32

    • Jehoiada, one hundred and thirty years
      2Chronicles 24:15

    • Anna, older than eighty four years
      Luke 2:36, 37

    • Paul, "the aged one"
      Philemon 1:9


LONGSUFFERING


LOOKING GLASS


LORD

  • A prince
    Joshua 13:3; Judges 3:3; 1Samuel 5:8; 6:4

  • See GOD ,  JESUS


LORD'S DAY


LORD'S PRAYER

  • General references
    Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4


LORD'S SUPPER (CHRISTIAN PASSOVER)


LO-RUHAMAH

  • Hosea's daughter
    Hosea 1:6-8


LOST SHEEP

  • Parable of
    Matthew 18:12, 13; Luke 15:4-7


LOST, THE


LOT

  • The son of Haran:

    • Accompanies Terah from Ur of the Chaldees to Haran
      Genesis 11:31

    • Migrates with Abraham to the land of Canaan
      Genesis 12:4

    • Accompanies Abraham to Egypt; returns with him to Bethel
      Genesis 13:1-3

    • Rich in flocks, and herds, and servants; separates from Abraham, and locates in Sodom
      Genesis 13:5-14

    • Taken captive by Chedorlaomer; rescued by Abraham
      Genesis 14:1-16

    • Providentially saved from destruction in Sodom
      Genesis 19; Luke 17:28, 29

    • Disobediently protests against going to the mountains, and chooses Zoar
      Genesis 19:17-22

    • His wife disobediently yearns after Sodom, and becomes a pillar of salt
      Genesis 19:26; Luke 17:32

    • Commits incest with his daughters
      Genesis 19:30-38

    • Descendants of


LOT, THE

  • General references
    Proverbs 16:33; 18:18; Isaiah 34:17; Joel 3:3

  • The scapegoat chosen by
    Leviticus 16:8-10

  • The land of Canaan divided among tribes by
    Numbers 26:55; Joshua 15; 18:10; 19:51; 21; 1Chronicles 6:61, 65; Ezekiel 45:1; 47:22; 48:29; Micah 2:5; Acts 13:19

  • Saul chosen king by
    1Samuel 10:20, 21

  • Priests and Levites designated by, for sanctuary service
    1Chronicles 24:5-31; 26:13; Nehemiah 10:34; Luke 1:9

  • Used after the captivity
    Nehemiah 11:1

  • An apostle chosen by
    Acts 1:26

  • Instances of guilt ascertained by:

    • Achan's
      Joshua 7:14-18

    • Jonathan's
      1Samuel 14:41, 42

    • Jonah's
      Jonah 1:7

  • Used to fix the time for the execution of condemned persons
    Esther 3:7; 9:24

  • The garments of Jesus divided by
    Psalm 22:18; Matthew 27:35; Mark 15:24; John 19:23, 24


LOVE

  • Of man for God
    Exodus 20:6; Deuteronomy 5:10; 6:5; 7:9; 11:1, 10:12; 13, 22; 13:3; 30:6, 16, 20; Joshua 22:5; 23:11; Psalm 18:1; 31:23; 37:4; 45:10, 11; 63:5, 6; 69:35, 36; 73:25, 26; 91:14; 97:10; 116:1; 145:20; Proverbs 8:17; 23:26; Isaiah 56:6, 7; Jeremiah 2:2, 3; Matthew 22:37, 38; Mark 12:29, 30, 32, 33; Luke 11:42; John 5:42; Romans 5:5; 8:28; 1Corinthians 8:3; Philippians 1:9; 2Thessalonians 3:5; 2Timothy 1:7; 1John 2:5, 15; 3:17, 18; 4:12, 16-21; 5:1-3; 2John 1:6; Jude 1:21

  • Of man for Jesus

    • General references
      Matthew 10:37, 38; 25:34-40; 27:55-61; Mark 9:41; Luke 2:29, 30; 7:47; 14:15, 21, John 8:42; 23, 28; 15:9; 16:27; 17:26; 21:17; Acts 21:13; 2Corinthians 5:6, 8, 1Corinthians 16:22; 14, 15; Galatians 5:6, 22; 6:14; Ephesians 3:17-19; 4:15; Philippians 1:9, 20, 6:24; 21, 23; 3:7, 8; Colossians 1:8; 2Thessalonians 3:5; 2Timothy 1:13; 4:8; Philemon 1:5; Hebrews 6:10; James 1:12; 2:5; 1Peter 1:8; 2:7; Revelation 2:4

    • Instances of love for Jesus:

      • Mary
        Matthew 26:6-13; John 12:3-8; Luke 10:39

      • Peter
        Matthew 17:4; John 13:37; 18:10; 20:3-6; 21:7

      • Thomas
        John 11:16

      • The disciples
        Mark 16:10; Luke 24:17-41; John 20:20

      • Mary Magdalene and other disciples
        Matthew 27:55, 56, 61; 28:1-9; 23:27, Luke 8:2, 3; 55, 56; 24:1-10; John 20:1, 2, 11-18

      • A man from Gadara Gerasa out of whom Jesus cast an evil spirit
        Mark 5:18

      • Joseph of Aramathaea
        Matthew 27:57-60

      • Nicodemus
        John 19:39, 40

      • Women of Jerusalem
        Luke 23:27

  • Of man for man

    • General references
      Leviticus 19:18, 34; Deuteronomy 10:19; Psalm 133:1-3; Proverbs 10:12; 15:17; 17:9, 17; Song of Solomon 8:6, 7; Matthew 5:41-47; 7:12; 10:41, 42; 19:19; 25:34-40; Mark 9:41; 12:30-33; Luke 6:31-35; 10:30-37; John 13:14, 15, 15:12, 34, 35; 13, 17; Romans 12:9, 10; 13:8-10; 1Corinthians 8:1; 13:1-13; 14:1; 16:14; Galatians 5:13, 14, 2Corinthians 8:7, 8; 22, 26; Ephesians 5:2; Philippians 1:9; 2:2; Colossians 2:2; 3:12; 1Thessalonians 1:3; 3:12; 4:9; 1Timothy 1:5, 14; 2:15; 4:12; 6:2; 2Timothy 2:22; Titus 3:15; Philemon 1:12-16; Hebrews 10:24; James 2:8; 1Peter 1:22; 2:17; 3:8, 9; 4:8; 2Peter 1:7; 1John 2:9-11; 3:11, 14, 4:7, 11, 12, 16-19, 23; 20, 21; 5:1, 2; 2John 1:5

    • Exemplification of the love of man for man

      • General references
        Exodus 32:31, 32; Psalm 133:1-3; Proverbs 24:17, 18; Matthew 5:41, 42; 10:41, 42; 25:34-40; Mark 9:41; Acts 20:26, Luke 10:25-37; 27, 31; 26:29; Romans 1:12; 5:7; 9:1-3; 12:15, 16; 15:1, 2, 5, 7, 14, 15, 14:19, 21; 24, 32; 16:1-16, 19; 1Corinthians 1:4; 4:14-16; 2Corinthians 1:3-6, 14, 10:24; 23, 24; 2:1-17; 3:2; 4:5; 7:1-4, 6:4-6, 11-13; 7, 12; 11:2; 12:14-16, 19-21; 13:9; 6:1, Galatians 4:11-20; 2, 10; Ephesians 3:13; 4:2, 32; Philippians 1:3-5, 7, 6:22, 24; 8, 23-26; 2:19; 3:18; 4:1; Colossians 1:3, 4, 24, 28, 29; 2:1, 5; 4:7; 2:7, 8, 11, 1Thessalonians 1:3, 4; 12, 17-20; 3:5, 5:8, 7-10, 12; 11, 14; 2Thessalonians 1:4; 1Timothy 1:5; 5:9, 10; 6:2, 11; 2Timothy 1:3, 4, 8; Philemon 1:8, 9, 2:10; 12, 16-21; Hebrews 5:2; 6:9, 10; 13:1-3, 22; James 1:27

      • See FRATERNITY

    • Instances of:

      • Abraham for Lot
        Genesis 14:14-16

      • Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz
        Ruth 1; 2; 3

      • David's subjects
        2Samuel 15:30; 17:27-29

      • Obadiah for the prophets
        1Kings 18:4

      • Jehoshabeath for Joash
        2Chronicles 22:11

      • Nehemiah for Israelites
        Nehemiah 5:10-15

      • Mordecai for Esther
        Esther 2:7

      • Job's friends
        Job 42:11

      • Centurion for his servant
        Luke 7:2-6

      • Roman Christians for Paul
        Acts 28:15

  • Of money:

    • The root of evil
      1Timothy 6:10


LOVEFEASTS

  • Assemblies of Christian fellowship
    2Peter 2:13; Jude 1:12


LOVERS

  • Isaac for Rebekah
    Genesis 24:67

  • Jacob for Rachel
    Genesis 29:20, 30

  • Shechem for Dinah
    Genesis 34:3, 12

  • Boaz for Ruth
    Ruth 2; 3; 4


LOYALTY

  • Enjoined
    Exodus 22:28; Numbers 27:20; Ezra 6:10; 7:26; Job 34:18; Proverbs 24:21; Ecclesiastes 8:2; 10:4; Romans 13:1; Titus 3:1

  • Enforced
    Ezra 10:8; Proverbs 17:11

  • Instances of:

    • Israelites
      Joshua 1:16-18; 2Samuel 3:36, 37; 15:23, 30; 18:3; 21:17; 1Chronicles 12:38

    • David
      1Samuel 24:6-10; 26:6-16; 2Samuel 1:14

    • Uriah
      2Samuel 11:9

    • Ittai
      2Samuel 15:21

    • Hushai
      2Samuel 17:15, 16

    • David's soldiers
      2Samuel 18:12, 13; 23:15, 16

    • Joab
      2Samuel 19:5, 6

    • Barzillai
      2Samuel 19:32

    • Jehoiada
      2Kings 11:4-12

    • Mordecai
      Esther 2:21-23


LUBIMS

  • Inhabitants of northern Africa
    2Chronicles 12:3; 16:8

  • The region they inhabited was called PHUT
    Ezekiel 27:10; Nahum 3:9


LUCAS

  • Fellow-laborer of Paul
    Philemon 1:24

  • See LUKE


LUCIFER

  • Nebuchadnezzar called by this name
    Isaiah 14:12

  • See SATAN

LUCIUS

  • A Christian at Antioch
    Acts 13:1

  • A relative of Paul
    Romans 16:21


LUD

  • A son of Shem
    Genesis 10:22; 1Chronicles 1:17


LUDIM

  • Son of Mizraim
    Genesis 10:13; 1Chronicles 1:11

  • Descendants of Ludim
    Genesis 10:13

  • Warriors
    Isaiah 66:19; Jeremiah 46:9; Ezekiel 27:10; 30:5


LUHITH

  • A city of Moab
    Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:5


LUKE

  • A disciple.

  • A physician
    Colossians 4:14

  • Wrote to Theophilus
    Luke 1:1-4; Acts 1:1, 2

  • Accompanies Paul:

    • In his tour of Asia and Macedonia
      Acts 16:10-13; 20:5, 6

    • To Jerusalem
      Acts 21:1-18

    • To Rome
      Acts 27; 28; 2Timothy 4:11; Philemon 1:24


LUKEWARMNESS

  • Figurative
    Jeremiah 9:3; Ezekiel 13:5; 16:30; Hosea 6:4; 10:2; Haggai 1:2, 4-11; 2:15, 16; Matthew 26:41; 3:2, Revelation 2:4; 15, 16

  • Instances of:

    • The Reubenites, when Deborah called on them to assist Sisera
      Judges 5:16

    • The Jews under Nehemiah
      Nehemiah 3:5; 13:11

    • The church at:

      • Pergamos
        Revelation 2:14-16

      • Thyatira
        Revelation 2:20-24

      • Sardis
        Revelation 3:1-3

      • Laodicea
        Revelation 3:14-16


LUNACY


LUST

  • Evil desire
    Genesis 3:6; Exodus 20:17; Job 31:9-12; Psalm 81:12; Proverbs 6:24, 25; Matthew 5:28; Mark 4:19; John 8:44; 1Corinthians 9:27; 10:6, 7; Ephesians 4:22; 1Timothy 6:9; 2Timothy 2:22; 4:3, 4; Titus 2:12; James 1:14, 15; 4:1-3; 1Peter 2:11; 4:3; 2Peter 2:18; 3:3; 1John 2:16, 17; Jude 1:16, 18

  • See ADULTERY,  COVETOUSNESS,  INCEST,  LASCIVIOUSNESS,  SENSUALITY ,  SODOMY


LYCAONIA

  • A province of Asia Minor, Paul visits towns of
    Acts 14:6-21; 16:1, 2


LYCIA

  • A province of Asia Minor Paul visits
    Acts 27:5


LYDDA

  • Also called LOD.

  • A city of the tribe of Benjamin
    1Chronicles 8:12; Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 11:35

  • Peter heals Aeneas in
    Acts 9:32-35


LYDIA

  • A woman of Thyatira:

    • With her household was converted through the preaching of Paul
      Acts 16:14, 15
    • Entertains Paul and Silas
      Acts 16:15, 40

  • Incorrectly put for LUD
    Ezekiel 30:5


LYING


LYSANIAS

  • A tetrarch
    Luke 3:1


LYSIAS


LYSTRA

  • One of two cities of Lycaonia, to which Paul and Barnabas fled from persecutions in Iconium
    Acts 14:6-23; 2Timothy 3:11

  • Congregation of, elders ordained for, by Paul and Barnabas
    Acts 14:23

  • Timothy a resident of
    Acts 16:1-4


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