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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SANCTITY, LEGISLATION OF

sank'-ti-ti, lej-is-la'-shun.

See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 5, (6).

LEGISLATION, OF SANCTITY

lej-is-la'-shun.

See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 5.

MOUNT; MOUNTAIN

mount, moun'-tin.

See HILL, MOUNT, MOUNTAIN.

Greek

3548. nomothesia -- legislation, lawgiving
... legislation, lawgiving. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: nomothesia
Phonetic Spelling: (nom-oth-es-ee'-ah) Short Definition: lawgiving ...
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Library

Condemnation of the Greek Legislation.
... Chapter XXVIII."Condemnation of the Greek Legislation. On this account
I reject your legislation also; for there ought to be one ...
/.../tatians address to the greeks/chapter xxviii condemnation of the greek.htm

Legislation Concerning Public Worship in the Period Subsequent to ...
... Chapter VII. Legislation concerning Public Worship in the Period subsequent
to the Revolution of 1688. "Religion shall rise from ...
/.../johnston/presbyterian worship/chapter vii legislation concerning public.htm

That He Would not Send Back the Redeemed to the Legislation of ...
... THE DEMONSTRATION OF THE APOSTOLIC PREACHING Chapter 89 That He would not
send back the redeemed to the legislation of Moses " for� ...
/.../the demonstration of the apostolic preaching/chapter 89 that he would.htm

The Earlier Hebrew Histories.
... We found reasons, in previous chapters, for believing that considerable portions
of the Levitical legislation came from the hands of Moses, although the ...
/.../gladden/who wrote the bible/chapter iv the earlier hebrew.htm

Prohibition of Sacrifices, of Mystic Rites, Combats of Gladiators ...
... Footnotes: [3325] The most accessible reference for getting a glimpse of the
legislation of Constantine in these and similar regards is the section, The ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xxv prohibition of sacrifices of.htm

Moses Rightly Called a Divine Legislator, And, Though Inferior to ...
... to the shepherd's art to care for the sheep; for so "the good shepherd giveth his
life for the sheep;" [2112] so also we shall say that legislation,inasmuch as ...
/.../clement/the stromata or miscellanies/chapter xxvi moses rightly called a.htm

Political Parties in Connecticut at the Beginning of the ...
... But the majority of the dissenters, like the Constitutional Reform party of recent
date, preferred redress for their grievances through legislation rather than ...
/.../chapter xiv political parties in.htm

Fulfilling of the Law in the Higher Sense. --Particular Examples ...
... least, upon unlimited wilfulness. Political legislation must adapt itself
to the material on which it has to act. [405] But the ...
/.../section 155 fulfilling of the.htm

Numbers
... Again the narrative element gives place to legislation regulating the duties, relative
position and revenues of the priests and Levites (xviii.) and the manner ...
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How Much is the Bible Worth?
... It is no more true that the ceremonial legislation of the Old Testament is obsolete
than that large portions of the moral legislation are obsolete. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/gladden/who wrote the bible/chapter xiii how much is.htm

Thesaurus

Legislation
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SANCTITY, LEGISLATION OF. sank'-ti-ti,
lej-is-la'-shun. ... I, 5, (6). LEGISLATION, OF SANCTITY. lej-is-la'-shun. ...
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Laws (184 Occurrences)
... a-gra'-ri-an loz: 1. The Sabbath Year 2. The Jubilee 3. Its Object 4. The Legal
Rules 5. Ideas and Circumstances of the Legislation 6. Form of the Legislation 7 ...
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Agrarian
... a-gra'-ri-an loz: 1. The Sabbath Year 2. The Jubilee 3. Its Object 4. The Legal
Rules 5. Ideas and Circumstances of the Legislation 6. Form of the Legislation 7 ...
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Tithe (30 Occurrences)
... Subsequent legislation regulated the destination of the tithes (Numbers
18:21-24, 26-28; Deuteronomy 12:5, 6, 11, 17; 14:22, 23). ...
/t/tithe.htm - 28k

Education (4 Occurrences)
... EDUCATION IN EARLY ISRAEL 1. Nomadic and Agricultural Periods 2. The Monarchical
Period 3. Deuteronomic Legislation 4. Reading and Writing III. ...
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Levites (267 Occurrences)
... Subject to this it accepts the Mosaic authenticity of all the Pentateuchal legislation
and the clear and consentient testimony of the Law and the Prophets (ie ...
/l/levites.htm - 72k

Priests (451 Occurrences)
... Subject to this it accepts the Mosaic authenticity of all the Pentateuchal legislation
and the clear and consentient testimony of the Law and the Prophets (ie ...
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Pentateuch
... Date (1) The Narrative of Genesis (2) Archaeology and Genesis (3) The Legal Evidence
of Genesis (4) The Professedly Mosaic Character of the Legislation (5) The ...
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Fatherless (44 Occurrences)
... In early legislation there is a special clause to guard them against affliction
(Exodus 22:22-24). They have a still more prominent ...
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Debtor (7 Occurrences)
... 25:27). Quite extensive legislation is provided in the Old Testament
governing the matter of debt and debtors. Indebtedness and ...
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Subtopics

Legislation

Legislation: Class, Forbidden

Legislation: Inheritance

Legislation: Supplemental, Concerning Sabbath-Breaking

Related Terms

Laws (184 Occurrences)

Agrarian

Tithe (30 Occurrences)

Education (4 Occurrences)

Levites (267 Occurrences)

Priests (451 Occurrences)