Grouped
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Definition and Context:
The term "grouped" is not explicitly found in the Bible; however, the concept of grouping is evident throughout Scripture in various forms, such as families, tribes, nations, and gatherings of believers. Grouping often signifies unity, purpose, and collective identity among God's people.

Biblical Examples:

1. Tribes of Israel:
The nation of Israel was divided into twelve tribes, each descending from the sons of Jacob. These tribes were grouped together to form the nation of Israel, each with its own land and responsibilities. This grouping was significant for maintaining order and fulfilling God's promises to Abraham. "These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family" (Exodus 1:1).

2. The Early Church:
In the New Testament, believers often gathered in groups for worship, teaching, and fellowship. The early church in Acts is a prime example of believers being grouped together in unity and purpose. "They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer" (Acts 2:42).

3. Jesus and His Disciples:
Jesus grouped His disciples to teach, mentor, and prepare them for ministry. This small group was pivotal in spreading the Gospel and establishing the early church. "He appointed twelve that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach" (Mark 3:14).

4. The Gathering of Nations:
Prophetic literature often speaks of nations being grouped together for judgment or blessing. In the eschatological vision, nations are gathered before God. "All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats" (Matthew 25:32).

Theological Significance:

· Unity and Diversity:
Grouping in the Bible often highlights the unity and diversity within God's creation and His people. The body of Christ, for example, is described as one body with many parts, each with different functions but working together for the common good (1 Corinthians 12:12-27).

· Community and Fellowship:
Grouping emphasizes the importance of community and fellowship among believers. The New Testament encourages believers to meet together, support one another, and grow in faith collectively (Hebrews 10:24-25).

· Order and Structure:
Grouping provides order and structure within God's plan. From the organization of the tribes of Israel to the establishment of church leadership, grouping helps maintain order and fulfill divine purposes.

Practical Implications:

· Church Life:
Grouping within the church, such as small groups or ministry teams, fosters spiritual growth, accountability, and service. It reflects the biblical model of community and shared mission.

· Family and Society:
The family unit is a fundamental group in Scripture, serving as the primary context for teaching and living out faith. Societal groupings, such as nations and communities, are also seen as part of God's sovereign plan.

Conclusion:
While the term "grouped" is not directly mentioned in the Bible, the concept is integral to understanding the communal and relational aspects of God's design for humanity. Through various groupings, God accomplishes His purposes, demonstrates His character, and invites His people into a shared life of faith and mission.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(imp. & p. p.) of Group.
Greek
1341. dikaiokrisia -- righteous judgment
... [Strictly speaking, 1341 () is a compound rather than a pure cognate. It is grouped
here however because of its tight connection to the word-family.]. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1341.htm - 7k
Library

part ii.
... Phenomena first, in the progress of knowledge, were grouped together, and Nature
shortly presented the spectacle of a cosmos, the lines of beauty being the ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/drummond/natural law in the spiritual world/part ii.htm

John the Baptist --visit of Jesus to John, and his Abode in the ...
... of India, clothed with skins or stuffs of camel's hair, having for food only locusts
and wild honey.[5] A certain number of disciples were grouped around him ...
/.../renan/the life of jesus/chapter vi john the baptistvisit.htm

The Deists.
... corporate existence. The writers who are generally grouped under the name
wrote apparently upon no preconcerted plan. They formed ...
/.../abbey/the english church in the eighteenth century/chapter iii the deists.htm

Canons and Monks
... of existing as isolated bodies, like the old Benedictines, they took the Cluniac
model of organisation and formed congregations of houses grouped round some ...
/.../medley/the church and the empire/chapter v canons and monks.htm

On the Study of Zoology.
... of the same "genus." But the lobster and the cray fish, though belonging to distinct
genera, have many features in common, and hence are grouped together in an ...
/.../huxley/lay sermons addresses and reviews/vi on the study of.htm

Words from the Cross
... Luke's account is noticeably independent of the other three. The three sayings of
Christ's, round which his narrative is grouped, are preserved by him alone. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/words from the cross.htm

Sixth Tractate. The Impassivity of the Unembodied.
... This has, no doubt, been touched upon above where we dealt with the passions in
general as grouped about the initiative phase of the Soul and the desiring ...
/.../plotinus/the six enneads/sixth tractate the impassivity of.htm

The Sermon on the Mount - the Kingdom of Christ and Rabbinic ...
... Not that it is easy, or perhaps even possible to determine, whether all that is
now grouped in the Sermon on the Mount' was really spoken by Jesus on this one ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xviii the sermon on.htm

Introductory Notice to Apocrypha of the New Testament.
... The general character of the writings here grouped as "Apocrypha of the New
Testament" will appear from even a cursory perusal of them. ...
/.../unknown/apocrypha of the new testament/introductory notice to apocrypha of.htm

The Source and Date of the Earliest Methodist Hymns
... of familiar chorales are put at the head of some of the hymns, and at the beginning
of the book there is a table in which the hymns are grouped according to ...
/.../the hymns of methodism in their literary relations/ii the source and date.htm

Thesaurus
Grouped (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Group. Multi-Version Concordance
Grouped (7 Occurrences). 1 Chronicles 23:11 Jahath was ...
/g/grouped.htm - 8k

Ten (234 Occurrences)
... ANALYSIS OF THE DECALOGUE WITH BRIEF EXEGETICAL NOTES 1. How Numbered 2.
How Grouped 3. Original Form 4. Brief Exegetical Notes IV. ...
/t/ten.htm - 60k

Group (32 Occurrences)
... 2 Chronicles 35:5 And take your positions in the holy place, grouped in the families
of your brothers, the children of the people, and for every division let ...
/g/group.htm - 16k

Groupings (2 Occurrences)
... 2 Chronicles 35:5 And take your positions in the holy place, grouped in the families
of your brothers, the children of the people, and for every division let ...
/g/groupings.htm - 7k

Dictionaries
... other objects. They include, in short, all the many lists where the material
is grouped round a series of catchwords. The alphabetical ...
/d/dictionaries.htm - 38k

Class (3 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) A comprehensive division of animate or inanimate objects, grouped together
on account of their common characteristics, in any classification in natural ...
/c/class.htm - 8k

Commandments (181 Occurrences)
... ANALYSIS OF THE DECALOGUE WITH BRIEF EXEGETICAL NOTES 1. How Numbered 2.
How Grouped 3. Original Form 4. Brief Exegetical Notes IV. ...
/c/commandments.htm - 65k

Genesis
... principal persons brought in succession under our notice in this book, and around
these persons the history of the successive periods is grouped, viz., Adam (1 ...
/g/genesis.htm - 40k

Zanoah (5 Occurrences)
... za-no'-a (zanoach; Codex Vaticanus Tano; Codex Alexandrinus Zano): (1) A town in
the Judean Shephelah, grouped with Eshtaol, Zorah and Ashnah (Joshua 15:34). ...
/z/zanoah.htm - 9k

Dodanim (2 Occurrences)
... Illyricum. They were a semi-Pelasgic race, and in the ethnographical table
(Genesis 10) they are grouped with the Chittim (qv). In ...
/d/dodanim.htm - 8k

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Grouped (7 Occurrences)

1 Chronicles 23:11
Jahath was the chief and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah had only a small number of sons, so they were grouped together as one family.
(BBE)

1 Chronicles 23:24
These were the sons of Levi, grouped by families, the heads of the families of those who were numbered by name, by heads, all those of twenty years old and over who did the work of the house of the Lord.
(BBE)

1 Chronicles 24:1
Now the divisions into which the sons of Aaron were grouped were these: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
(BBE)

1 Chronicles 24:4
And there were more chiefs among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar; and this is how they were grouped: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, all heads of families; and of the sons of Ithamar, heads of families, there were eight.
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 23:18
And Jehoiada put the work and the care of the house of the Lord into the hands of the priests and the Levites, who had been grouped in divisions by David to make burned offerings to the Lord, as it is recorded in the law of Moses, with joy and song as David had said.
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 35:5
And take your positions in the holy place, grouped in the families of your brothers, the children of the people, and for every division let there be a part of a family of the Levites.
(BBE)

Ecclesiastes 12:11
The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.
(BBE)

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