- Trees of life and knowledge Genesis 2:9,17 ; 3:3,24 ; Revelation 22:2
- Rainbow Genesis 9:12,13
- Circumcision, of the covenant of Abraham Genesis 17:11 ; Romans 4:11
- Passover, of the sparing of the firstborn, and of the Atonement made by Christ Exodus 12:3-28 ; 1 Corinthians 5:7
- Of the divine presence, the pillar of cloud Exodus 13:21,22 ; 14:19,20 ; 19:9,16
- Thunder on Mount Sinai Exodus 19:9,16
- Darkness, of God's inscrutability Exodus 20:21 ; Leviticus 16:2 ; 1 Kings 8:12 ; Psalm 18:11 ; 97:2 ; Hebrews 12:18,19
- The rock that was struck, of Christ Exodus 17:6 ; 1 Corinthians 10:4
- The sprinkled blood, of the covenant Exodus 24:8
- Wine, of the atoning blood Matthew 26:27-29 ; Mark 14:23-25 ; Luke 22:17,18,20
- The bronze serpent, of Christ Numbers 21:8,9 ; John 3:14
- Sacrificial animals Genesis 15:8-11 ; John 1:29,36
- Waving the wave offering and lifting up the heave offering Exodus 29:24-28 ; Leviticus 8:27-29 ; 9:21
- The whole system of Mosaic rites Hebrews 9:9,10,18-23
- Tabernacle Psalm 15:1 ; Ezekiel 37:27 ; Hebrews 8:2,5 ; 9:1-12,23,24
- Sanctuary Psalm 20:2
- Canaan, of the spiritual rest Hebrews 3:11,12 ; 4:5
- Salt Numbers 18:19
- Offering water to drink Genesis 24:13-15,42-44
- Lapping water Judges 7:4-8
- Invitation to approach 1 Samuel 14:8-12
- Bow-Shot
- By Jonathan 1 Samuel 20:21-37
- By Joash 2 Kings 13:15-19
- Men meeting Saul 1 Samuel 10:2-7
- Rain and thunder 1 Samuel 12:16-18
- The torn altar 1 Kings 13:3,5
- The tearing of the curtain in the temple Matthew 27:51 ; Mark 1:38 ; Luke 23:45
- Wounding 1 Kings 20:35-40
- Praying toward the temple 1 Kings 8:29 ; Daniel 6:10
- Harvest 2 Kings 19:29
- Isaiah's children Isaiah 8:18
- Nakedness Isaiah 20:2-4
- Almond rod Jeremiah 1:11
- Sticks and staves Ezekiel 37:16,17 ; Zechariah 11:7,10,11,14
- Food 2 Kings 19:29 ; Isaiah 37:30
- Shadow on Ahaz' sun-dial 2 Kings 20:8-11 ; Isaiah 38:7,8
- Cooking Jeremiah 1:13 ; Ezekiel 4:9-15 ; 24:3-5
- Belt Jeremiah 13:1-7 ; Acts 21:11
- Bottles Jeremiah 13:12 ; 19:1,2,10
- Breaking of a potter's vessel Jeremiah 19
- Good and bad figs Jeremiah 24
- Basket of fruit Jeremiah 24:1-3 ; Amos 8:1,2
- Wine Jeremiah 25:15-17 ; Matthew 26:27 ; Mark 14:23 ; Luke 22:17
- Yokes Jeremiah 27:2,3 ; 28:10
- Jeremiah's deeds of land Jeremiah 32:1-16
- The book thrown into the Euphrates River Jeremiah 51:63
- Being mute Ezekiel 3:26,27 ; 24:27 ; 29:21 ; 33:22 ; Luke 1:20-22,62-64
- A siege Ezekiel 4:1-3
- Posture Ezekiel 4:4-8
- Ceremonially unclean food Ezekiel 4:9-17
- Ezekiel's beard Ezekiel 5:1-4
- Change of domicile Ezekiel 12:3-11
- Eating bread with alertness Ezekiel 12:17-20
- Eating and drinking in fear Ezekiel 12:18
- A vine Ezekiel 15:2 ; 19:10-14
- Death Ezekiel 24:16-19
- A boiling pot Ezekiel 24:1-5
- Mourning forbidden Ezekiel 24:15-18
- Two sticks Ezekiel 37:15-28
- Handwriting on the wall Daniel 5:5,6,16-28
- The plumb-line Amos 7:7,8
- Marrying a whore Hosea 1:2-9 ; 3:1-4
- Roll Zechariah 5:2-4
- Ephah Zechariah 5:6-11
- Jonah Matthew 16:4 ; Luke 11:29,30
- The star in the east Matthew 2:2
- The rock that was struck 1 Corinthians 10:4 ; Exodus 17:6
- Salt Colossians 4:6
- Bread Matthew 26:26 ; Mark 14:22 ; Luke 22:19
- Childhood Matthew 18:3 ; Mark 10:14,15 ; Luke 18:16,17
- Manna John 6:31-58
- OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
- WATER John 3:5 ; 7:38,39
- Cleansing by Ezekiel 16:9 ; 36:25 ; Ephesians 5:26 ; Hebrews 10:22
- Vivifying Psalm 1:3 ; Isaiah 27:3,6 ; 44:3,4 ; 58:11
- FIRE Matthew 3:11
- Purifying Isaiah 4:4 ; Malachi 3:2,3
- Illuminating Exodus 13:21 ; Psalm 78:14
- Searching Zephaniah 1:12 ; 1 Corinthians 2:10
- WIND Song of Solomon 4:16
- Incomprehensible John 3:8 ; 1 Corinthians 12:11
- Powerful 1 Kings 19:11 ; Acts 2:2
- Sensible in its effects John 3:8
- Reviving Ezekiel 37:9,10,14
- OIL Psalm 45:7
- Healing Isaiah 1:6 ; Luke 10:34 ; Revelation 18:13
- Comforting Isaiah 61:3 ; Hebrews 1:9
- Illuminating Zechariah 4:2,3,11-13 ; Matthew 25:3,4 ; 1 John 2:20,27
- Consecrating Exodus 29:7 ; 30:30 ; Isaiah 61:1
- RAIN AND DEW Psalm 72:6
- Fertilizing Ezekiel 34:26,27 ; Hosea 6:3 ; 10:12 ; 14:5
- Refreshing Psalm 68:9 ; Isaiah 18:4
- Abundant Psalm 133:3
- Imperceptible 2 Samuel 17:12 ; Mark 4:26-28
- A DOVE Matthew 3:16
- A VOICE Isaiah 6:8
- Speaking Matthew 10:20
- Guiding Isaiah 30:21 ; John 16:13
- Warning Hebrews 3:7-11
- A SEAL Revelation 7:2
- Impressing Job 38:14 ; 2 Corinthians 3:18
- Earnest Ephesians 1:13,14 ; 4:30 ; 2 Corinthians 1:22
- CLOVEN TONGUES (like split, lashing, projections of fire) Acts 2:3,6,11
- Ablutions, a symbol of purity
- See ABLUTIONS
- See PURIFICATIONS
- For symbolisms of color
- See COLORS
- See also ALLEGORY
- See INSTRUCTION, BY SYMBOLS
- See INSTRUCTION, OF CHILDREN
- See INSTRUCTION, IN RELIGION
- Cleansing by Ezekiel 16:9 ; 36:25 ; Ephesians 5:26 ; Hebrews 10:22
- Rainbow Genesis 9:12,13
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Orville James Nave (April 30, 1841 – June 24, 1917) was an American Methodist theologian and chaplain in the United States Army. He is best known for compiling Nave's Topical Bible, an index of topics addressed in the Christian Bible.Wikipedia
Nave's Topical Bible is a book written by Orville James Nave (1841–1917) and published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. Nave was a chaplain in the United States Army and referred to his work as "the result of fourteen years of delight and untiring study of the Word of God." It is a topical concordance of the Bible, and contains Biblical references to over 20,000 topics. Scripture is quoted over 100,000 times; the same Scripture citation may appear under several headings.The topic headings are broad, covering many religious concepts, geographical regions, and names of Biblical figures. While theological concepts such as salvation and worship are included, a wide range of topics, such as Biblical references to ropes, are also included. This reflects the author's intention, as stated in the book's preface, to "...note and classify everything found in the Scriptures".
The book took fourteen years to complete. Its original copyrights were 1896 and 1897. Until at least 1907 the book was published by the Topical Bible Publishing Company of Lincoln Nebraska. At least seven editions have been published, based on the King James Version and Revised Version of the Bible. Each verse of the Bible is indexed according to the topics it is classified under. Christian figures such as Billy Graham have endorsed the book.Read More