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sanctuary

Meaning of “sanctuary”

A holy or set-apart place of dwelling, worship, or refuge.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
137 occurrences132 verses15 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 15:17

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Exodus 15:17
Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 15:17 · retained source text

Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountaine of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O LORD, which thy hands haue established.

Exodus 25:8
And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 25:8 · retained source text

And let them make mee a Sanctuary, that I may dwell amongst them:

Exodus 30:13
This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 30:13 · retained source text

This they shall giue, euery one that passeth among them that are numbred: halfe a shekel after the shekel of the Sanctuary: A shekel is twenty gerahs: an halfe shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 27.25. num. 3.47. ezek. 45.12.

Exodus 30:24
And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 30:24 · retained source text

And of Cassia fiue hundred shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, and of oyle oliue an Hin.

1611 marginal noteChap. 29.40.

Exodus 36:1
THEN wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the Lord had commanded.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 36:1 · retained source text

¶ Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and euery wise hearted man, in whome the LORD put wisedome and vnderstanding, to know how to worke all maner of worke for the seruice of the Sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.

Exodus 36:3
And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 36:3 · retained source text

And they receiued of Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought, for the worke of the seruice of the Sanctuarie, to make it withall. And they brought yet vnto him free offerings euery morning.

Exodus 36:4
And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 36:4 · retained source text

And al the wisemen that wrought all the worke of the Sanctuary, came euery man from his worke which they made.

Exodus 36:6
And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 36:6 · retained source text

And Moses gaue commandement, and they caused it to bee proclaimed throughout the campe, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more worke for the offering of the Sanctuarie: so the people were restrained from bringing.

Exodus 38:24
All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 38:24 · retained source text

All the gold that was occupied for the worke in all the worke of the holy place, euen the gold of the offring, was twentie and nine talents, and seuen hundred and thirtie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary.

Exodus 38:25
And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 38:25 · retained source text

And the siluer of them that were numbred of the Congregation, was an hundred talents, and a thousand, seuen hundred and threescore and fifteene shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary.

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A sacred place; particularly among the Israelites, the most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and that only once a year to intercede for the people. […] A house consecrated to the worship of God; a place where divine service is performed.

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