ATS Bible Dictionary
LotsWere often cast by the Jews, as well as other ancient nations, with the expectation, when God was appealed to, that he would so control them as to give a right direction in doubtful cases, Psalm 22:18 16:11 18:18. They were often used by the divine appointment. The portions of the twelve tribes were thus assigned to them; and hence each tribe's portion was called "the lot of its inheritance," Numbers 26:55,56 Psalm 125:3 Acts 8:21. The scapegoat was to be selected, and the other of the priests' service determined by lot, Le 16:8 1 Chronicles 24:5 25:8. By the same means Achan, Jonathan, and Jonah were discovered, Joshua 7:14 1 Samuel 14:41,42 Jonah 1:7; and thus Matthias was designated by Christ to be an apostle in the place of Judas, Acts 1:26. A common mode of casting lots was by the use of pebbles, one or more of them being marked, and all of them being shaken together in some fold of a garment, an urn, or a helmet, before drawing, Proverbs 16:33 John 19:24. As the use of lots by one who believes in the particular providence of God involves a solemn appeal to the Disposer of all events, they should never be used on trivial occasions; and in this day, a case can hardly occur when such an appeal would be warranted. See PURIM.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
LOTSSee DIVINATION.
LOTS, FEAST OF
See PURIM.
Greek
2975. lagchano -- to obtain by lot ... to obtain by lot. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: lagchano Phonetic Spelling:
(lang-khan'-o) Short Definition: I obtain by lot, cast
lots Definition: (a
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2975.htm - 6k2819. kleros -- a lot
... Scripture encourages casting lots (2819 ) to better discern the preferred-
will of God (cf. 2307 and their association in Col 1:9-12). ...
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2820. kleroo -- to assign by lot
... by lot. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kleroo Phonetic Spelling:
(klay-ro'-o) Short Definition: I make a heritage Definition: I cast lots, choose ...
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2816. kleronomeo -- to inherit
... Cognate: 2816 (from 2818 , "a specific allotment of inheritance, apportioned by
casting lots") -- properly, to assign inheritance (inherit) by . ...
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2624. katakleronomeo -- to distribute by lot
... From kata and a derivative of a compound of kleros and didomi; to be a giver of
lots to each, ie (by implication) to apportion an estate -- divide by lot. ...
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2817. kleronomia -- an inheritance
... Cognate: 2817 (a feminine noun derived from 2818 , "an heir, apportioned inheritance
by the casting of lots") -- , awarded by , ie the portion () (cf. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
1486. goral -- a lot (for casting)... Origin from an unused word Definition a lot (for casting) NASB Word Usage allotted
(2), allotted portion (1), choice (1), land (1), lot (53),
lots (15),
lots ... /hebrew/1486.htm - 6k 5307. naphal -- to fall, lie
... cast down, self, lots, out, cease, die, divide by lot, let fail,. A primitive
root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive ...
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3032. yadad -- to cast a lot
... cast. A primitive root; properly, to handle (compare yadah), ie To throw, eg Lots --
cast. see HEBREW yadah. 3031, 3032. yadad. 3033 . Strong's Numbers.
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2505. chalaq -- to divide, share
... A primitive root; to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones
were used for lots) to apportion or separate -- deal, distribute, divide ...
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Library
Whether Divination by Drawing Lots is Unlawful?
... OF SUPERSTITION IN DIVINATIONS (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether divination by
drawing lots is unlawful? Objection 1: It would seem that ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether divination by drawing lots.htm
The Various Lots of Man in Life.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN XIII. The various Lots of Man in Life. 8.6.8.6 James Montgomery.
The various Lots of Man in Life. One human pair, and only one,. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn xiii the various lots.htm
The Gospel Further Relates that the Soldiers Parted the Garments ...
... 25. The Gospel further relates that the soldiers parted the garments of
Jesus among themselves, and cast lots upon His vesture. ...
/.../25 the gospel further relates.htm
John Chapter xix. 23, 24
... They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it,
whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate cxviii john chapter xix.htm
Of the Concord Preserved among all the Four Evangelists on the ...
... Matthew goes on thus: "And after they crucified Him, they parted His garments, casting
lots: and sitting down, they watched Him." [1381] Mark reports the same ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter xii of the concord preserved.htm
An Eye-Witness's Account of the Crucifixion
... They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it,
whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They ...
/.../an eye-witnesss account of the.htm
The Crucifixion.
... awarded them the garments of the condemned as their perquisites] ; ^b and part {
^a parted ^c parting} ^b his garments among them, casting { ^c they cast} lots ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/cxxxiii the crucifixion 2.htm
Synoptical Table
... 35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them ...
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The Crucifixion.
... They said therefore one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose
it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They ...
/.../dods/the expositors bible the gospel of st john vol ii/xxi the crucifixion.htm
He Then Shows the Unity of the Son with the Father and Eunomius' ...
... Those cast lots, as the Scripture tells us, for the Lord's vesture, who were unwilling
to rend His garment, but disposed to make it over to that one of their ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 6 he then shows.htm
Thesaurus
Lots (26 Occurrences)... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia
LOTS. See DIVINATION.
LOTS, FEAST OF. See
PURIM. Multi-Version Concordance
Lots (26 Occurrences).
.../l/lots.htm - 15kParted (67 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Matthew 27:35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots:
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my ...
/p/parted.htm - 26k
Garments (232 Occurrences)
... Matthew 27:35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that
it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my ...
/g/garments.htm - 37k
Purim (5 Occurrences)
... A lot, lots, a festival instituted by the Jews (Esther 9:24-32) in ironical
commemoration of Haman's consultation of the Pur (a Persian word), for the purpose ...
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Urim (8 Occurrences)
... 4. Recent (Critical) Views: The view most generally held today is that the Urim
and Thummim were two sacred lots, one indicating an affirmative or favorable ...
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Vesture (10 Occurrences)
... Matthew 27:35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that
it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my ...
/v/vesture.htm - 9k
Decision (174 Occurrences)
... 3. Methods of Forming Decisions: Perplexing questions were many times decided by
the casting of lots. ... See AUGURY, IV, 3; LOTS. AW Fortune. DECISION, VALLEY OF. ...
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Describe (11 Occurrences)
... of kathabh, usually rendered "to write" or "inscribe." But in the above passages
it has the Old English meaning of dividing into parts or into lots, as for ...
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Decide (33 Occurrences)
... Mark 15:24 Then they crucified Him. This done, they divided His garments among them,
drawing lots to decide what each should take. (WEY NAS RSV). ...
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Pur (3 Occurrences)
... A lot, lots, a festival instituted by the Jews (Esther 9:24-32) in ironical
commemoration of Haman's consultation of the Pur (a Persian word), for the purpose ...
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