Topic
Legion
3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Matthew 26:53Easton · Smith · Nave Of angels
Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
- Mark 5:9Easton · Smith · Nave Demons
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
- Mark 5:15Nave Demons
And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
A regiment of the Roman army, the number of men composing which differed at different times. It originally consisted of three thousand men, but in the time of Christ consisted of six thousand, exclusive of horsemen, who were in number a tenth of the foot-men. The word is used (Matt. 26:53; Mark 5:9) to express simply a great multitude.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.