"All things" in John's Gospel and letters
Isaiah later tells the Israelites the consequences of disobeying God:
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The genealogies in 1 Chronicles 4 to 8
The genealogies in 1 Chronicles 4 to 8 consist of main genealogies of the sons of Jacob followed sometimes by secondary parallel genealogies. The table gives details.
The genealogies in 1 Chronicles 1 to 3
The genealogies in 1 Chronicles 1 to 3 consist of alternating pairs of main genealogies followed by secondary parallel genealogies. The table gives details.
The abomination of desolation
In the prophecy on the Mount of Olives, Jesus refers to the abomination of desolation mentioned by the prophet Daniel. The relevant verses in Daniel's prophecy are:
Mandrakes
Mandrakes are the roots of the Mandragora officinarum, a member of the potato family. It is a common plant all over Palestine, growing particularly in the spring and ripening about the time of the wheat harvest.
Teraphim
A selection of verses showing what the Bible says about teraphim:
The first mention is when Rachel stole her father's teraphim when her family left home:
Cup bearer
There are two Bible references to people being cup bearers:
2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cup bearer and the chief baker.
Jacob's change of name to Israel
The meanings of Jacob's old and new names may give us a clue as to why his name was changed. Jacob means heel catcher or supplanter. It implies getting the better of someone else by devious means.
In Jacob's early life we can see this trait in him. His brother Esau complained about him:
Joseph's cup
In ancient Egypt, it was thought that the future could be foretold by looking at how liquids move in a cup.
So it would have been regarded as a serious offence to steal the means whereby a ruler of Egypt could foretell the future.
There is no hint in the record that Joseph ever did use his cup for this purpose. From what we are told about Joseph it is highly unlikely.