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1

Genesis

Gen 3:1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said to the woman, Is it so that God has said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Gen 3:2 And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden.

Gen 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.

Gen 3:4 And the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die,

Gen 3:5 for God knows that in the day you eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

Gen 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasing to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make wise, she took of its fruit, and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

Gen 3:13 And Jehovah God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate.

Gen 3:14 And Jehovah God said to the serpent, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle, and more than every animal of the field. You shall go upon your belly, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.

Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He will bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.

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Exodus

 

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Leviticus

Lev 16:10 But the goat on which the lot fell to be the complete removal shall be presented alive before Jehovah, to make an atonement with him, to let him go for a complete removal into the wilderness.

Lev 16:21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the sins of the sons of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send away by the hand of a chosen man into the wilderness.

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Numbers

Num 22:41 And it happened on the next day Balak took Balaam and brought him up into the high places of Baal, so that from there he might see the edge of the people.

Num 25:3 And Israel joined himself to Baal-peor. And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel.

Num 25:5 And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Every one of you kill his men who were joined to Baal-peor.

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Deuteronomy

Deu 4:3 Your eyes have seen what Jehovah did because of Baal-peor. For Jehovah your God has destroyed from among you all the men that followed Baal-peor.

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Joshua

 

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Judges

Jdg 2:13 And they forsook Jehovah and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

Jdg 6:25 And it happened on that night Jehovah said to him, Take your father's young bull, even the second bull of seven years, and throw down the altar of Baal which your father has, and cut down the pillar by it.

Jdg 6:28 And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the pillar which was by it was cut down, and the second bull had been offered upon the altar that was built.

Jdg 6:30 Then the men of the city said to Joash, Bring out your son so that he may die (because he had cast down the altar of Baal, and because he had cut down the pillar by it).

Jdg 6:31 And Joash said to all that stood against him, Will you plead for Baal? Will you save him? He who contends for him shall be killed by the morning. If he is a god, let him plead for himself, because one has cast down his altar.

Jdg 6:32 And on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him because he has thrown down his altar.

Jdg 8:33 And it happened as soon as Gideon was dead, the sons of Israel turned again and went lusting after the Baals, and made Baal-berith their god.

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Ruth

 

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1 Samuel

 

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2 Samuel

2Sa 5:20 And David came to Baal-perazim, and David struck them there, and said, Jehovah has broken forth on my enemies before me, like the breaking forth of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place The Breaking of Baal.

1Ki 16:31 And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he also took Jezebel, the daughter of Eth-baal king of the Sidonians, for a wife. And he went and served Baal, and worshiped him.

1Ki 16:32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

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1 Kings

1Ki 18:19 And now send and gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and four hundred and fifty of the prophets of Baal, and four hundred of the prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table.

1Ki 18:21 And Elijah came to all the people and said, How long are you limping over two opinions? If Jehovah is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word.

1Ki 18:22 And Elijah said to the people, I, I alone, remain a prophet of Jehovah. But Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

1Ki 18:25 And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose one bull for yourselves, and prepare first, for you are many. And call on the name of your god, but place no fire.

1Ki 18:26 And they took the bull which was given them, and they dressed, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any who answered. And they leaped on the altar which was made.

1Ki 18:40 And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal. Do not let one of them escape. And they took them. And Elijah brought them down to the torrent Kishon and killed them there.

1Ki 19:18 Yet I have left seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which has not kissed him.

1Ki 22:53 For he served Baal and worshiped him, and provoked Jehovah, the God of Israel to anger, according to all that his father had done.

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2 Kings

2Ki 1:2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper room in Samaria, and was sick. And he sent messengers and said to them, Go, ask of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.

2Ki 1:3 But the angel of Jehovah said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise! Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say to them, Is it not because no God is in Israel that you go to ask of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?

2Ki 1:6 And they said to him, A man came up to meet us and said to us, Go, turn again to the king who sent you, and say to him, So says Jehovah, Is it not because no God is in Israel that you go to ask of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? Therefore, you shall not come down from that bed on which you have gone up, but shall surely die.

2Ki 1:16 And he said to him, So says Jehovah, Because you have sent messengers to ask of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, Is it not because no God is in Israel to seek His Word? Therefore you shall not come down off that bed on which you have gone up, but shall surely die.

2Ki 3:2 And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not like his father and his mother; for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.

2Ki 10:18 And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu shall serve him much.

2Ki 10:19 And now call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants and all his priests. Let no one be lacking. For I have a great sacrifice to Baal. Whoever shall be lacking, he shall not live. But Jehu was acting with cunning, to the end that he might destroy the worshipers of Baal.

2Ki 10:20 And Jehu said, Call a solemn feast for Baal. And they called it.

2Ki 10:21 And Jehu sent through all Israel. And all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. And they came into the house of Baal. And the house of Baal was full from one end to another.

2Ki 10:22 And he said to him who was over the robe-room, Bring out robes for all the worshipers of Baal. And he brought them out for them.

2Ki 10:23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal. And he said to the servants of Baal, Search and look, that there may not be here with you any of the servants of Jehovah, but only the servants of Baal.

2Ki 10:25 And it happened when he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guard and to the commanders, Go in. Kill them! Do not let any come out! And they struck them with the edge of the sword. And the guard and the commanders threw them out. And they went to the city, to the house of Baal.

2Ki 10:26 And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal and burned them.

2Ki 10:27 And they broke down the image of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal and made it a sewer-house until this day.

2Ki 10:28 And Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

2Ki 11:18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal and broke it down. They broke his altars and his images completely in pieces. And they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of Jehovah.

2Ki 17:16 And they left all the commandments of Jehovah their God, and made molten images, two calves, for themselves. And they made an Asherah and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

2Ki 21:3 For he built up again the high places which his father Hezekiah had destroyed. And he reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel did. And he worshiped all the host of heaven, and served them.

2Ki 23:4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, to bring forth out of the temple of Jehovah all the vessels which were made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them to Bethel.

2Ki 23:5 And he put down the idol-worshiping priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places around Jerusalem. He also put down those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of the heavens.

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1 Chronicles

1Ch 4:33 and all their villages were around these cities, to Baal. These were their homes and their family line.

And Satan stood up against Israel and provoked David to take a census of Israel. --1 Chronicles 21:1

1Ch 14:11 And they came up to Baal-perazim. And David struck them there. Then David said, God has broken in on my enemies by my hand like the breaking forth of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place The Breaking of Baal.

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2 Chronicles

2Ch 23:17 And all the people went to the house of Baal and broke it down, and smashed his altars and his images. And they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

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Ezra

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Nehemiah

 

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Esther

 

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Job

And a day came when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah. And Satan also came among them. --Job 1:6

And Jehovah said to Satan, From where do you come? Then Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. --Job 1:7

And Jehovah said to Satan, Have you set your heart against My servant Job, because there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil? --Job 1:8

And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Does Job fear God for nothing? --Job 1:9

And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only do not lay your hand upon him. And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah. --Job 1:12

And it happened that a day came when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah. And Satan also came among them to present himself before Jehovah. --Job 2:1

And Jehovah said to Satan, From where do you come? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. --Job 2:2

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Have you set your heart on My servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil? And still he is keeping hold of his integrity, although you moved Me against him to destroy him without cause. --Job 2:3

And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has he will give for his life. --Job 2:4

And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand, but save his life. --Job 2:6

And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah and struck Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head. --Job 2:7

Job 31:35 Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold my mark. Let the Almighty answer me, and my Accuser write an indictment.

Let those curse it who curse the day, who are ready to stir up Leviathan. --Job 3:8

Can you draw out the leviathan with a hook, or hold down his tongue with a cord? --Job 41:1

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Psalms

Psa 106:28 And they joined themselves to Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead,

You cracked open the heads of leviathan, and gave him to be food to the people living in the wilderness. --Psalms 74:14

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Proverbs

 

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Ecclesiastes

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Song of Solomon

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Isaiah

Isa 14:12 How you are fallen from the heavens, O shining star, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations! (Note: Jesus is later called the morning star: Rev 22:16 I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify these things to you over the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright and Morning Star).

Isa 27:1 In that day Jehovah with His great and fierce and strong sword shall punish the sea-monster, the darting serpent, the sea-monster, that twisting serpent; and He shall kill the monster in the sea.

Isa 30:6 The burden concerning the beasts of the south. Into the land of trouble and woe. The lioness and the lion are from them; the viper, and the fiery flying serpent. They carry their riches on the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people that cannot profit.

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Jeremiah

Jer 2:8 The priests did not say, Where is Jehovah? And they who handle the Law did not know Me; the shepherds also rebelled against Me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things not profitable.

Jer 7:9 Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know;

Jer 11:13 For according to the number of your cities were your gods, O Judah. And according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem you have set up altars to that shameful thing, altars to burn incense to Baal.

Jer 11:17 And Jehovah of Hosts who planted you has spoken evil against you, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done to themselves to provoke Me to anger by offering incense to Baal.

Jer 12:16 And it will be if they will carefully learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name, As Jehovah lives; as they taught the people to swear by Baal; then they shall be built in the midst of My people.

Jer 19:5 They have also built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings to Baal, which I never commanded nor spoke, nor did it come into My mind.

Jer 23:13 And I have seen frivolity in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal and caused My people Israel to go astray.

Jer 23:27 who plot to cause My people to forget My name by their dreams which they tell, each one to his neighbor, as their fathers have forgotten My name for Baal.

Jer 32:29 And the Chaldeans who fight against this city shall come up and set this city on fire, and burn it with the houses on whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal, and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke Me to anger.

Jer 32:35 And they built the high places of Baal, in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech; which I did not command them, nor did it come into My mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

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Lamentations

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Ezekiel

Speak and say, So says the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I, even I, am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon who lies in the midst of his rivers, who has said, My river is mine, and I have made it. --Ezekiel 29:3

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Daniel

Then the he-goat became very great. And when he was strong, the great horn was broken. And in its place came up four outstanding ones towards the four winds of the heavens. --Daniel 8:8

And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which became very great, toward the south and toward the east and toward the bountiful land. --Daniel 8:9

And it became great, even to the host of heaven. And it made fall some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. --Daniel 8:10

Yea, he magnified himself, even to the ruler of the host, and the daily sacrifice was taken away by him, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. --Daniel 8:11

And an army was given to him against the daily sacrifice because of transgression, and it cast the truth to the ground. And it worked and succeeded. --Daniel 8:12

And the shaggy goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king. --Daniel 8:21

And as for that being broken, and four stood up in its place; four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in its power. --Daniel 8:22

And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have come to the full, a king, fierce of face, and skilled at intrigues, shall stand up. --Daniel 8:23

And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power. And he shall destroy marvelously, and shall prosper and work, and destroy the mighty and the holy people. --Daniel 8:24

And also through his understanding, he shall cause deceit to succeed in his hand. And he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many. He also shall stand up against the Ruler of rulers. But he shall be broken without a hand. --Daniel 8:25

And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true. But you shall shut up the vision; for it shall be for many days. --Daniel 8:26

Then he said to me, Do not fear, Daniel; for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and to chasten yourself before your God, your words were heard. And I have come for your words. --Daniel 10:12

But the ruler of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days. But lo, Michael, one of the chief rulers, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. --Daniel 10:13

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Hosea

For she did not know that I gave her grain, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. --Hosea 2:8

Hos 2:16 And it shall be at that day, says Jehovah, you shall call Me, My Husband, and shall no more call Me, My Baal.

Hos 13:1 When Ephraim spoke trembling, he was lifted up in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

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Joel

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Amos

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31

Obadiah

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32

Jonah

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33

Micah

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Nahum

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35

Habakkuk

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36

Zephaniah

I will also stretch out My hand on Judah and on all the people of Jerusalem. And I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, the name of the idol-worshipers, with the priests, --Zephaniah 1:4

and those bowing to the host of heaven on the housetops, and those bowing, swearing to Jehovah, also swearing by Malcham; --Zephaniah 1:5

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Haggai

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38

Zechariah

And He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. --Zechariah 3:1

And Jehovah said to Satan, May Jehovah rebuke you, Satan! May even Jehovah who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a brand plucked out of the fire? --Zechariah 3:2

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Malachi

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