But while Laban went to shear his flocks, Rachel stole the idols that belonged to her father,
Judges 17:5 - Tree of Life Version Now the man Micah had a shrine of gods, and he made an ephod and household idols, and consecrated one of his sons to become his priest. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod and teraphim and dedicated one of his sons, who became his priest. American Standard Version (1901) And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. Common English Bible This man Micah had his own sanctuary. He made a priestly vest and divine images and appointed one of his sons to be his personal priest. Catholic Public Domain Version And he also separated in it a little shrine for the god. And he made an ephod and theraphim, that is, a priestly garment and idols. And he filled the hand of one of his sons, and he became his priest. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he separated also therein a little temple for the god, and made an ephod, and theraphim, that is to say, a priestly garment, and idols. And he filled the hand of one of his sons, and he became his priest. |
But while Laban went to shear his flocks, Rachel stole the idols that belonged to her father,
So now, when you up and left because you really missed your father’s house, why did you steal my gods?”
He also made shrines on the high places and appointed priests from among the people, who were not sons of Levi.
Then Jeroboam instituted a festival in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, imitating the Festival that is in Judah. He went up to the altar that he built in Bethel, to sacrifice to the calves that he had made. He installed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he made.
Then King Cyrus brought out the vessels from the House of Adonai that Nebuchadnezzar had brought from Jerusalem and placed in the house of his gods.
He then sent out young men of Bnei-Yisrael, who sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings of oxen to Adonai.
“Make a breastplate of judgment, the work of a skillful craftsman. You are to make it like the design of the ephod—of gold, blue, purple, scarlet and finely twisted linen.
These are the garments that they are to make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a tunic of checkered work, a turban and a sash. They are to make holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that he may minister to Me as a kohen.
You are to gird Aaron and his sons with sashes, tie headwear on them, and they shall hold the priesthood by a perpetual statute. In this way you are to consecrate Aaron and his sons.
A carpenter stretches out a line; he marks it with a pencil; he shapes it with planes; he marks it with a compass; he shapes it like the figure of a man —like the beauty of a man— so that it may sit in a shrine.
For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the start of the two roads, to seek divination. He shakes the arrows, consults the idols, he looks in the liver.
For Bnei-Yisrael will remain for many days without king, without prince, without sacrifice, without sacred pillar, and without ephod or teraphim.
For Israel has forgotten his Maker and built temples, while Judah has multiplied fortified cities. So I will send fire upon its cities that will consume their citadels.”
You are to appoint Aaron and his sons to maintain the priesthood; any commoner who approaches must be executed.”
And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when he is called by God, as Aaron was.
So when he returned the silver to his mother, his mother took 200 pieces of silver and gave them to the silversmith who made it into a graven image and a molten image; and they were kept in the house of Micah.
Then the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish said to their kinsmen, “Do you know that in these houses there are an ephod, household idols, a carved image and a molten image? Now therefore, consider what you have to do.”
“You have taken away my gods which I made,” he said, “and the priest, and walked away! What do I have left? And how then do you say to me, ‘What’s the matter with you?’”
The children of Dan set up for themselves the carved image. Jonathan son of Gershom son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the exile from the land.
Gideon made it into an ephod, and put it in his town Ophrah. But all Israel prostituted themselves after it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.
Then Michal took a household idol, laid it in the bed, put a quilt of goats’ hair at the head and covered it with a cloth.
It came about, when Abiathar son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.