Topic
Book of Remembrance
2 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Daniel 7:10ISBE
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
- Malachi 3:16ISBE
¶ Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
re-mem'-brans (cepher zikkdron, "book of record"): Is related in meaning to the "Book of Life." It refers to a list of the righteous, recorded in a book that lies before God (Mal 3:16; compare Da 7:10).
See BOOK OF LIFE.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.