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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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Numbers 7:55
His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 7:55 · retained source text

His offering was one siluer charger of an hundred and thirtie shekels, one siluer bowle of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both of them full of fine flowre mingled with oile, for a meate offering:

Numbers 7:61
His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 7:61 · retained source text

His offering was one siluer charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirtie shekels, a siluer bowle of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both of them full of fine flowre mingled with oyle, for a meate offering:

Numbers 7:67
His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 7:67 · retained source text

His offring was one siluer charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirtie shekels, one siluer bowle of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both of them full of fine flowre mingled with oyle, for a meate offering:

Numbers 7:73
His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 7:73 · retained source text

His offering was one siluer charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirtie shekels, one siluer bowle of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both of them full of fine flowre mingled with oyle, for a meat offering:

Numbers 7:79
His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 7:79 · retained source text

His offering was one siluer charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirtie shekels, one siluer bowle of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both of them full of fine flowre mingled with oyle, for a meate offering:

Numbers 7:85
Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 7:85 · retained source text

Each charger of siluer weighing an hundred and thirtie shekels, each bowle seuentie: all the siluer vessels weighed two thousand and foure hundred shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary.

Numbers 7:86
The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 7:86 · retained source text

The golden spoones were twelue, full of incense, weighing ten shekels a piece, after the shekel of the Sanctuary: all the gold of the spoones, was an hundred and twentie shekels.

Numbers 8:19
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 8:19 · retained source text

And I haue giuen the Leuites as a gift to Aaron, and to his sonnes, from among the children of Israel, to do the seruice of the children of Israel, in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there bee no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh vnto the Sanctuarie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. giuen.

Numbers 10:21
And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 10:21 · retained source text

And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the Sanctuary, and the other did set vp the Tabernacle against they came.

1611 marginal noteThat is, the Gershomites, and the Merarites, See v. 17.

1611 marginal noteChap. 4.4.

Numbers 18:1
AND the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father’s house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 18:1 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD sayd vnto Aaron, Thou and thy sonnes, and thy fathers house with thee, shall beare the iniquitie of the Sanctuary: and thou and thy sonnes with thee, shall beare the iniquitie of your Priesthood.

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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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