Thematic Bible
Deuteronomy 21:1 (show verse)
“If a murder victim is found lying in a field in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him,
Deuteronomy 21:2 (show verse)
your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the victim to the nearby cities.
Deuteronomy 21:3 (show verse)
The elders of the city nearest to the victim are to get a young cow that has not been yoked or used for work.
Animals » Names of » Heifers, offered as sacrifices
Blood » Shedding of human » Mode of clearing those accused of
Heifer » When used as sacrifice, must be without blemish and must not have come under the yoke
Heifer » An atonement for murder
Murder » Mode of clearing those suspected of
Murder » Imputed to the nearest city when the murderer was unknown
Red heifer » Heifers, offered as sacrifices
Blood » Shedding of human » Mode of clearing those accused of
Heifer » When used as sacrifice, must be without blemish and must not have come under the yoke
Heifer » An atonement for murder
Murder » Mode of clearing those suspected of
Murder » Imputed to the nearest city when the murderer was unknown
Red heifer » Heifers, offered as sacrifices
Deuteronomy 21:4 (show verse)
The elders of that city will bring the cow down to a continually flowing stream, to a place not tilled or sown, and they will break its neck there by the stream.
Deuteronomy 21:5 (show verse)
Then the priests, the sons of Levi, will come forward, for Yahweh your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name, and they are to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
Benedictions » Divinely appointed
Blood » Shedding of human » Mode of clearing those accused of
Heifer » An atonement for murder
Murder » Mode of clearing those suspected of
Priest » Duties of » To act as magistrates
Priest » Duties of » Pronounce benedictions
priests » Services of » Judging in cases of controversy
Blood » Shedding of human » Mode of clearing those accused of
Heifer » An atonement for murder
Murder » Mode of clearing those suspected of
Priest » Duties of » To act as magistrates
Priest » Duties of » Pronounce benedictions
priests » Services of » Judging in cases of controversy
Deuteronomy 21:6 (show verse)
All the elders of the city nearest to the victim will wash their hands by the stream over the young cow whose neck has been broken.
Ablution » Of the hands, as a token of innocency
Blood » Shedding of human » Mode of clearing those accused of
Hand » Washing of, a symbol of innocency
hands » Taken » Washed
hands » Were washed » In token of innocency
Heifer » An atonement for murder
Innocency » Signified by washing the hands
Murder » Mode of clearing those suspected of
Purification » Washing hands in water, symbolical of innocency
Washing » Of hands
Washing » Of hands, a token of innocence
Blood » Shedding of human » Mode of clearing those accused of
Hand » Washing of, a symbol of innocency
hands » Taken » Washed
hands » Were washed » In token of innocency
Heifer » An atonement for murder
Innocency » Signified by washing the hands
Murder » Mode of clearing those suspected of
Purification » Washing hands in water, symbolical of innocency
Washing » Of hands
Washing » Of hands, a token of innocence
Deuteronomy 21:7 (show verse)
They will declare, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood; our eyes did not see it.
Deuteronomy 21:8 (show verse)
Lord, forgive Your people Israel You redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.’ Then they will be absolved of responsibility for bloodshed.
Deuteronomy 21:9 (show verse)
You must purge from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, for you will be doing what is right in the Lord’s sight.
Deuteronomy 21:10 (show verse)
“When you go to war against your enemies and the Lord your God hands them over to you and you take some of them prisoner, and
Deuteronomy 21:11 (show verse)
if you see a beautiful woman among the captives, desire her, and want to take her as your wife,
Deuteronomy 21:12 (show verse)
you are to bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails,
Deuteronomy 21:13 (show verse)
remove the clothes she was wearing when she was taken prisoner, live in your house, and mourn for her father and mother a full month. After that, you may have sexual relations with her and be her husband, and she will be your wife.
Deuteronomy 21:14 (show verse)
Then if you are not satisfied with her, you are to let her go where she wants, but you must not sell her for money or treat her as merchandise, because you have humiliated her.
Deuteronomy 21:15 (show verse)
“If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved bear him sons, and if the unloved wife has the firstborn son,
Birthright » Entitled the firstborn to a double portion of inheritance
Birthright » Belonged to the first born
Children » Partiality among, forbidden
Favoritism » Instances of » Forbidden in parents
Firstborn » Birthright of the » A double portion of inheritance
the First-born » Privileges of » Not to be alienated by parents through caprice
Polygamy » The evil effects of » Husband's favoritism in
Polygamy » Mosaic law respecting the firstborn in
Birthright » Belonged to the first born
Children » Partiality among, forbidden
Favoritism » Instances of » Forbidden in parents
Firstborn » Birthright of the » A double portion of inheritance
the First-born » Privileges of » Not to be alienated by parents through caprice
Polygamy » The evil effects of » Husband's favoritism in
Polygamy » Mosaic law respecting the firstborn in
Deuteronomy 21:16 (show verse)
when that man gives what he has to his sons as an inheritance, he is not to show favoritism to the son of the loved wife as his firstborn over the firstborn of the unloved wife.
Birthright » Entitled the firstborn to a double portion of inheritance
Birthright » Belonged to the first born
Children » Good Children » Good Parents » Birthright of
Children » Male » Inherited the possessions of their father
Children » Partiality among, forbidden
Favoritism » Instances of » Forbidden in parents
Firstborn » Birthright of the » A double portion of inheritance
the First-born » Privileges of » Not to be alienated by parents through caprice
Heirs » General references to natural
Inheritance » Earthly » Laws of
Land » Laws of inheritance
Polygamy » The evil effects of » Husband's favoritism in
Polygamy » Mosaic law respecting the firstborn in
Real estate » Laws of inheritance
Birthright » Belonged to the first born
Children » Good Children » Good Parents » Birthright of
Children » Male » Inherited the possessions of their father
Children » Partiality among, forbidden
Favoritism » Instances of » Forbidden in parents
Firstborn » Birthright of the » A double portion of inheritance
the First-born » Privileges of » Not to be alienated by parents through caprice
Heirs » General references to natural
Inheritance » Earthly » Laws of
Land » Laws of inheritance
Polygamy » The evil effects of » Husband's favoritism in
Polygamy » Mosaic law respecting the firstborn in
Real estate » Laws of inheritance
Deuteronomy 21:17 (show verse)
He must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved wife, by giving him two shares of his estate, for he is the firstfruits of his virility; he has the rights of the firstborn.
Birthright » Entitled the firstborn to a double portion of inheritance
Children » Male » Inherited the possessions of their father
Children » Partiality among, forbidden
Favoritism » Instances of » Forbidden in parents
Firstborn » Birthright of the » A double portion of inheritance
the First-born » The beginning of strength and excellency of power
the First-born » Privileges of » A double portion of inheritance
divine Ownership » First-born set apart as belonging to God
Polygamy » The evil effects of » Husband's favoritism in
Polygamy » Mosaic law respecting the firstborn in
Children » Male » Inherited the possessions of their father
Children » Partiality among, forbidden
Favoritism » Instances of » Forbidden in parents
Firstborn » Birthright of the » A double portion of inheritance
the First-born » The beginning of strength and excellency of power
the First-born » Privileges of » A double portion of inheritance
divine Ownership » First-born set apart as belonging to God
Polygamy » The evil effects of » Husband's favoritism in
Polygamy » Mosaic law respecting the firstborn in
Deuteronomy 21:18 (show verse)
“If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother and doesn’t listen to them even after they discipline him,
Children » Punishment of
Children » Rebellious, punished by the civil power
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Disobedience » Partents
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to listen to (obey) parents
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to hearken to parents
Children » Rebellious, punished by the civil power
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Disobedience » Partents
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to listen to (obey) parents
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to hearken to parents
Deuteronomy 21:19 (show verse)
his father and mother must take hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown.
Children » Punishment of
Children » Parents, duty to » To teach
Children » Rebellious, punished by the civil power
Court » Civil » The gates of cities
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Places of holding courts
Courts of justice » Inferior » Held at the gates
Duty » Parents » To teach
Fathers » Duties of » To teach
Gates » Holding courts of justice
Home » special duties of parents » To teach
Parents » Duty » To teach
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Disobedience » Partents
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to listen to (obey) parents
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to hearken to parents
Social duties » Parental parental duties » To teach
Children » Parents, duty to » To teach
Children » Rebellious, punished by the civil power
Court » Civil » The gates of cities
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Places of holding courts
Courts of justice » Inferior » Held at the gates
Duty » Parents » To teach
Fathers » Duties of » To teach
Gates » Holding courts of justice
Home » special duties of parents » To teach
Parents » Duty » To teach
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Disobedience » Partents
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to listen to (obey) parents
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to hearken to parents
Social duties » Parental parental duties » To teach
Deuteronomy 21:20 (show verse)
They will say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he doesn’t obey us. He’s a glutton and a drunkard.’
Children » Punishment of
Children » Rebellious, punished by the civil power
Children » Dishonouring parents » By stubbornness and sensuality
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Gluttony and drunkenness
Drunkenness » Punishment of
Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Ungrateful children
Home » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By stubbornness and sensuality
Parents » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By stubbornness and sensuality
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Disobedience » Partents
Children » Rebellious, punished by the civil power
Children » Dishonouring parents » By stubbornness and sensuality
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Gluttony and drunkenness
Drunkenness » Punishment of
Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Ungrateful children
Home » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By stubbornness and sensuality
Parents » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By stubbornness and sensuality
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Disobedience » Partents
Deuteronomy 21:21 (show verse)
Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. You must purge the evil from you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.
Children » Punishment of
Children » Rebellious, punished by the civil power
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Gluttony and drunkenness
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Disobeying parents
Evil » Kiss » Put away
Punishment » Capital Punishment » For capital offences
Punishment » Design of » To secure obedience
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Disobedience » Partents
Self-will » Punishment for
Self-will and stubbornness » Punishment for
Children » Rebellious, punished by the civil power
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Gluttony and drunkenness
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Disobeying parents
Evil » Kiss » Put away
Punishment » Capital Punishment » For capital offences
Punishment » Design of » To secure obedience
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Disobedience » Partents
Self-will » Punishment for
Self-will and stubbornness » Punishment for
Deuteronomy 21:22 (show verse)
“If anyone is found guilty of an offense deserving the death penalty and is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,
Deuteronomy 21:23 (show verse)
you are not to leave his corpse on the tree overnight but are to bury him that day, for anyone hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.
Accursed » What so called
dead Bodies » Jewish laws concerning
Burial » Soon after death
Burial » Of persons hanged, always on the days of execution
Defilement » Things liable to ceremonial » The land
Execution » Those that have been executed
Hanging » The curse of death by
the Law of moses » Christ » Bore the curse of
Night » The jews » Forbidden to allow malefactors to hang during
Pollutions » Ceremonial under the mosaic law
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Hanging
Punishments » Hanging
Punishments » Capital kinds of » Hanging
Sanitation » Carcasses
The Nation » Punishment » Hanging
Trees » The jews » Often executed criminals on
dead Bodies » Jewish laws concerning
Burial » Soon after death
Burial » Of persons hanged, always on the days of execution
Defilement » Things liable to ceremonial » The land
Execution » Those that have been executed
Hanging » The curse of death by
the Law of moses » Christ » Bore the curse of
Night » The jews » Forbidden to allow malefactors to hang during
Pollutions » Ceremonial under the mosaic law
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Hanging
Punishments » Hanging
Punishments » Capital kinds of » Hanging
Sanitation » Carcasses
The Nation » Punishment » Hanging
Trees » The jews » Often executed criminals on