Topic
Virgin
26 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Isaiah 7:14Easton · Nave Mother of Jesus was a
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- Exodus 22:17Nave Dowry of
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
- Leviticus 21:14Nave A priest could marry only a
A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
- Deuteronomy 22:13–21Nave Proofs of
¶ If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her, And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid: Then shall the father of the damsel, and…
- Deuteronomy 22:17–21Nave Character of, to be protected
And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. And the elders of that city shall take…
- Deuteronomy 22:23Nave Character of, to be protected
¶ If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
- Deuteronomy 22:24Nave Character of, to be protected
Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour’s wife: so thou shalt put away evil…
- Judges 11:37–39Nave Virginity of, bewailed
And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows. And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her…
- 2 Samuel 13:18Nave Distinguishing apparel of
And she had a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king’s daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
- Isaiah 23:12Easton
And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
- Isaiah 62:5Nave FIGURATIVE — Of the body of Christ (the ekklesia)
¶ For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
- Jeremiah 14:17Nave FIGURATIVE — Of the body of Christ (the ekklesia)
¶ Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
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- Jeremiah 18:13 Easton
- Jeremiah 31:4 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of the body of Christ (the ekklesia)
- Jeremiah 31:13 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of the body of Christ (the ekklesia)
- Lamentations 1:4 Nave Mourn in the temple
- Lamentations 2:10 Nave Mourn in the temple
- Matthew 1:23 Nave Mother of Jesus was a
- Matthew 25:1–13 Nave Parable of the wise and foolish
- Luke 1:27 Nave Mother of Jesus was a
- Luke 1:31–35 Easton
- 1 Corinthians 7:1–40 Nave Advised by Paul not to marry
- 1 Corinthians 7:25 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of personal purity
- 1 Corinthians 7:37 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of personal purity
- 2 Corinthians 11:2 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of the body of Christ (the ekklesia)
- Revelation 14:4 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of personal purity
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
In a prophecy concerning our Lord, Isaiah (7:14) says, “A virgin [R.V. marg., ‘the virgin’] shall conceive, and bear a son” (comp. Luke 1:31-35). The people of the land of Zidon are thus referred to by Isaiah (23:12), “O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon;” and of the people of Israel, Jeremiah (18:13) says, “The virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.”
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 25 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → Proofs of De 22:13-21
- → Dowry of Ex 22:17
- → Character of, to be protected De 22:17-21,23,24
- → Betrothal of, a quasi-marriage De 22:23,24
- → Distinguishing apparel of 2Sa 13:18
- → A priest could marry only a Le 21:14
- → Mourn in the temple La 1:4; 2:10
- → Virginity of, bewailed Jud 11:37-39
- → Parable of the wise and foolish Mt 25:1-13
- → Mother of Jesus was a Isa 7:14; Mt 1:23; Lu 1:27
- → Advised by Paul not to marry 1Co 7
- → FIGURATIVE
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); 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.