Genesis 35:2

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In truth, Jacob, having called together all his house, said: "Cast away the foreign gods that are in your midst and be cleansed, and also change your garments.

Cross References

Genesis 18:19

For I know that he will instruct his sons, and his household after him, to keep to the way of the Lord, and to act with judgment and justice, so that, for the sake of Abraham, the Lord may bring about all the things that he has spoken to him."

Genesis 31:19

At that time, Laban had gone to shear the sheep, and so Rachel stole her father's idols.

Genesis 31:30

It may be that you desired to go to your own, and that you longed for the house of your father. But why have you stolen my gods?"

Genesis 31:34

she quickly hid the idols under the camel's bedding, and she sat upon them. And when he had searched the entire tent and found nothing,

Genesis 34:2

And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the leader of that land, had seen her, he fell in love with her. And so he seized her and slept with her, overwhelming the virgin by force.

Genesis 35:22

And when he was living in that region, Reuben went out, and he slept with Bilhah the concubine of his father, which was not such a small matter as to be hidden from him. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

2 Samuel 7:23

But what nation is there upon the earth like your people Israel, because of whom God went forth, so that he might redeem a people for himself, and establish a name for himself, and accomplish for them great and terrible things upon the earth, before the face of your people, whom you redeemed for yourself away Egypt, the nations and their gods.

2 Kings 17:29

And each of the nations made gods of their own, and they placed them in the shrines of the high places, which the Samaritans had made: nation after nation, in their cities in which they were living.

2 Kings 5:10

And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go, and wash seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will receive health, and you will be clean."

1 Chronicles 16:26

For all the gods of the peoples are idols. But the Lord made the heavens.

Job 1:5

And when the days of their feasting had been completed, Job sent to them and sanctified them, and, getting up at dawn, he offered holocausts for each one. For he said, "Perhaps my sons have sinned and have not praised God in their hearts." So Job did all the days.

Psalm 51:2

When Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul, David went to the house of Ahimelech.

Psalm 51:7

Because of this, God will destroy you in the end. He will pull you up, and he will remove you from your tabernacle and your root from the land of the living.

Exodus 19:10

who said to him: "Go to the people, and sanctify them today, and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments.

Exodus 19:14

And Moses came down from the mountain to the people, and he sanctified them. And when they had washed their garments,

Exodus 23:13

Preserve all that I have said to you. And by the names of foreign gods you shall not swear; neither shall these be heard from your mouth.

Ecclesiastes 5:1

You should not speak anything rashly, nor should your heart be hasty to present a word before God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth. For this reason, let your words be few.

Isaiah 1:16

Wash, become clean, take away the evil of your intentions from my eyes. Cease to act perversely.

Isaiah 52:11

Depart, depart, get out of here! Do not be willing to touch what is polluted. Go out from her midst! Be cleansed, you who bear the vessels of the Lord.

Jeremiah 13:27

For I have seen your adulteries, and your neighing for the wickedness of your fornication, and your abominations upon the hills in the field. Woe to you, Jerusalem! How much longer before you will be made clean after me?"

Jeremiah 16:20

How can man make gods for himself, though these are not gods?"

Jeremiah 5:7

"Over which things am I able to be merciful to you? Your sons have forsaken me, and they swear by those who are not gods. I gave them everything, and they committed adultery, and they indulged themselves in the house of the harlot.

Ezekiel 18:31

Cast all your transgressions, by which you have transgressed, away from you, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. And then why should you die, O house of Israel?

Ezekiel 20:7

And I said to them: 'Let each one cast away the offenses of his eyes, and do not choose to defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.'

Ezekiel 36:25

And I will pour clean water over you, and you shall be cleansed from all your filth, and I will cleanse you from all your idols.

Daniel 5:4

They drank wine, and they praised their gods of gold, and silver, brass, iron, and wood and stone.

Leviticus 15:5

If any man has touched his couch, he shall wash his clothes, and having washed with water, he shall be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 17:16

But if he will not wash his clothes and his body, he shall bear his iniquity.

Numbers 31:24

And you shall wash your garments on the seventh day, and, after having been purified, you shall enter the camp."

Acts 19:26

And you are seeing and hearing that this man Paul, by persuasion, has turned away a great multitude, not only from Ephesus, but from nearly all of Asia, saying, 'These things are not gods which have been made by hands.'

1 Corinthians 10:7

And so, do not take part in idolatry, as some of them did, just as it was written: "The people sat down to eat and to drink, and then they rose up to amuse themselves."

2 Corinthians 7:1

Therefore, having these promises, most beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God.

Galatians 4:8

But then, certainly, while ignorant of God, you served those who, by nature, are not gods.

Deuteronomy 11:28

It will be a curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but instead you withdraw from the way, which I am revealing to you now, and you walk after foreign gods that you have not known.

Deuteronomy 32:16

They provoked him with strange gods, and they stirred him to anger by their abominations.

Deuteronomy 5:7

You shall not have strange gods in my sight.

Deuteronomy 6:14

You shall not go after the strange gods of all the Gentiles, who are around you.

Deuteronomy 7:25

Their graven images, you shall burn with fire. You shall not covet the silver or gold from which they have been made. And you shall not take for yourself anything from these, lest you offend, because this is an abomination to the Lord your God.

Hebrews 10:22

So, let us draw near with a true heart, in the fullness of faith, having hearts cleansed from an evil conscience, and bodies absolved with clean water.

James 4:8

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners! And purify your hearts, you duplicitous souls!

Joshua 23:7

Otherwise, after you have entered to the Gentiles, who will be among you in the future, you might swear by the name of their gods, and serve them, and adore them.

Joshua 24:14

Now therefore, fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and very sincere heart. And take away the gods that your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

Joshua 24:15

But if it seems evil to you that you would serve the Lord, a choice is given to you. Choose today what pleases you, and whom you ought to serve above all else, either the gods that your fathers served in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."

Joshua 24:2

And he spoke to the people in this way: "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: 'Your fathers lived, in the beginning, across the river: Terah, the father of Abraham, and Nahor. And they served strange gods.

Joshua 24:20

If you leave behind the Lord, and you serve foreign gods, he will turn himself, and he will afflict you, and he will overthrow you, after all the good that he has offered to you."

Joshua 24:23

"Now therefore," he said, "take away strange gods from among yourselves, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel."

Jude 1:23

Yet truly, save them, seizing them from the fire. And have mercy on others: in fear, hating even that which is of the flesh, the defiled garment.

Judges 10:16

And saying these things, they cast out all the idols of the foreign gods from their regions, and they served the Lord God. And he was touched by their miseries.

Ruth 1:15

Naomi said to her, "See, your kinswoman returns to her people, and to her gods. Hurry after her."

1 Samuel 16:5

And he said: "It is peaceful. I have arrived in order to immolate to the Lord. Be sanctified, and come with me to the sacrifice." Then he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice.

1 Samuel 7:3

Then Samuel spoke to the entire house of Israel, saying: "If you would return to the Lord with your whole heart, take away strange gods from among you, the Baals and Ashtaroth, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve him alone. And he will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines."