Congregation (347 Occurrences)

Congregation

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Luke 6:6 On another Sabbath He had gone to the synagogue and was teaching there; and in the congregation was a man whose right arm was withered.
(WEY)

Acts 4:32 The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
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Acts 6:2 The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.
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Acts 6:5 These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;
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Acts 7:38 This is he who was among the Congregation in the Desert, together with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai and with our forefathers, who received ever-living utterances to hand on to us.
(WEY NAS RSV)

Acts 13:43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
(KJV WEY DBY WBS NIV)

Acts 15:30 So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch. Having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.
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Acts 19:9 But some grew obstinate in unbelief and spoke evil of the new faith before all the congregation. So Paul left them, and, taking with him those who were disciples, held discussions daily in Tyrannus's lecture-hall.
(WEY RSV)

Hebrews 2:12 saying, "I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise."
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Genesis 28:3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples.
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Exodus 12:3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying,'On the tenth day of this month, they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 12:6 and you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at evening.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 12:19 Seven days shall there be no yeast found in your houses, for whoever eats that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a foreigner, or one who is born in the land.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 12:47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.
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Exodus 16:1 They took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
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Exodus 16:2 The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;
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Exodus 16:3 And the children of Israel said to them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we ate bread to the full; for ye have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole congregation with hunger!
(DBY)

Exodus 16:9 Moses said to Aaron, "Tell all the congregation of the children of Israel,'Come near before Yahweh, for he has heard your murmurings.'"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 16:10 It happened, as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of Yahweh appeared in the cloud.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 16:22 It happened that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one, and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 17:1 All the congregation of the children of Israel traveled from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to Yahweh's commandment, and encamped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 28:43 And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 29:4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 29:10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 29:11 And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 29:30 And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 29:32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 29:42 This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 29:44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 30:16 And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 30:18 Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 30:20 When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD:
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 30:26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 30:36 And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 31:7 The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 33:7 And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 34:31 Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned to him; and Moses spoke to them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 35:1 Moses assembled all the congregation of the children of Israel, and said to them, "These are the words which Yahweh has commanded, that you should do them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 35:4 Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, "This is the thing which Yahweh commanded, saying,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 35:20 All the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 35:21 And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 38:8 And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 38:30 And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brazen altar, and the brazen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar,
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 39:32 Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 39:40 The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 40:2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 40:6 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 40:7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 40:12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 40:22 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 40:24 And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 40:26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 40:29 And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 40:30 And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 40:32 When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 40:34 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 40:35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 1:1 And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 1:3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 1:5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 3:2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 3:8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 3:13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 4:4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 4:5 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 4:7 And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 4:13 "'If the whole congregation of Israel sins, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and are guilty;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Leviticus 4:14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 4:15 The elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before Yahweh; and the bull shall be killed before Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Leviticus 4:16 And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 4:21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 6:16 And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 6:26 The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 6:30 And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 8:3 and assemble all the congregation at the door of the Tent of Meeting."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Leviticus 8:4 Moses did as Yahweh commanded him; and the congregation was assembled at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Leviticus 8:5 Moses said to the congregation, "This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded to be done."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Leviticus 8:31 And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 8:33 And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 8:35 Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 9:5 They brought what Moses commanded before the Tent of Meeting: and all the congregation drew near and stood before Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Leviticus 9:23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 10:6 Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, "Don't let the hair of your heads go loose, neither tear your clothes; that you don't die, and that he not be angry with all the congregation: but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Yahweh has kindled.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)

Leviticus 10:7 And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 10:9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 10:17 "Why haven't you eaten the sin offering in the place of the sanctuary, seeing it is most holy, and he has given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before Yahweh?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Leviticus 12:6 And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 14:11 And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 14:23 And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 15:14 And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest:
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 15:29 And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 16:5 He shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel two male goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Leviticus 16:7 And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 16:16 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 16:17 And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 16:20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 16:23 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 16:33 And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 17:4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 17:5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.
(KJV WBS)

Thesaurus

Congregation (347 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Congregation. ... Every circumcised Hebrew from twenty
years old and upward was a member of the congregation. ...
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Congregation's (1 Occurrence)
...Congregation's (1 Occurrence). Numbers 31:43 (now the congregation's half was three
hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV). ...
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Israelite (83 Occurrences)
... Exodus 16:9 And Moses said unto Aaron: 'Say unto all the congregation of the children
of Israel: Come near before the LORD; for He hath heard your murmurings ...
/i/israelite.htm - 33k

Murmur (23 Occurrences)
... Exodus 16:2 The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses
and against Aaron in the wilderness; (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT ...
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Elea'zar (72 Occurrences)
... his sons: 'Let not the hair of your heads go loose, neither tend your clothes, that
ye die not, and that He be not wroth with all the congregation; but let ...
/e/elea'zar.htm - 27k

Grumbled (13 Occurrences)
... Exodus 16:2 The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against
Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness; (See NAS NIV). ...
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Murmured (21 Occurrences)
... Exodus 16:2 The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses
and against Aaron in the wilderness; (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV). ...
/m/murmured.htm - 12k

Bullock (95 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle
of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head ...
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Assemble (77 Occurrences)
... (Root in WBS YLT NAS). Leviticus 8:3 and assemble all the congregation at the
door of the Tent of Meeting." (WEB JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV). ...
/a/assemble.htm - 32k

Princes (324 Occurrences)
... Numbers 1:16 These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of
the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel. ...
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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Congregation

This describes the Hebrew people in its collective capacity under its peculiar aspect as a holy community, held together by religious rather than political bonds. Sometimes it is used in a broad sense as inclusive of foreign settlers, (Exodus 12:19) but more properly as exclusively appropriate to the Hebrew element of the population. (Numbers 15:15) The congregation was governed by the father or head of each family and tribe. The number of these representatives being inconveniently large for ordinary business, a further selection was made by Moses of 70, who formed a species of standing committee. (Numbers 11:16) Occasionally indeed the whole body of people was assembled at the door of the tabernacle, hence usually called the tabernacle of the congregation. (Numbers 10:3) The people were strictly bound by the acts of their representatives, even in cases where they disapproved of them. (Joshua 9:18)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Congregation

(Hebrews kahal), the Hebrew people collectively as a holy community (Numbers 15:15). Every circumcised Hebrew from twenty years old and upward was a member of the congregation. Strangers resident in the land, if circumcised, were, with certain exceptions (Exodus 12:19; Numbers 9:14; Deuteronomy 23:1-3), admitted to the privileges of citizenship, and spoken of as members of the congregation (Exodus 12:19; Numbers 9:14; 15:15). The congregation were summonded together by the sound of two silver trumpets, and they met at the door of the tabernacle (Numbers 10:3). These assemblies were convened for the purpose of engaging in solemn religious services (Exodus 12:27; Numbers 25:6; Joel 2:15), or of receiving new commandments (Exodus 19:7, 8). The elders, who were summonded by the sound of one trumpet (Numbers 10:4), represented on various occasions the whole congregation (Exodus 3:16; 12:21; 17:5; 24:1).

After the conquest of Canaan, the people were assembled only on occasions of the highest national importance (Judges 20; 2 Chronicles 30:5; 34:29; 1 Samuel 10:17; 2 Samuel 5:1-5; 1 Kings 12:20; 2 Kings 11:19; 21:24; 23:30). In subsequent times the congregation was represented by the Sanhedrim; and the name synagogue, applied in the Septuagint version exclusively to the congregation, came to be used to denote the places of worship established by the Jews. (see CHURCH.)

In Acts 13:43, where alone it occurs in the New Testament, it is the same word as that rendered "synagogue" (q.v.) in ver. 42, and is so rendered in ver. 43 in R.V.

Congregation, mount of the

(Isaiah 14:13), has been supposed to refer to the place where God promised to meet with his people (Exodus 25:22; 29:42, 43) i.e., the mount of the Divine presence, Mount Zion. But here the king of Babylon must be taken as expressing himself according to his own heathen notions, and not according to those of the Jews. The "mount of the congregation" will therefore in this case mean the northern mountain, supposed by the Babylonians to be the meeting-place of their gods. In the Babylonian inscriptions mention is made of a mountain which is described as "the mighty mountain of Bel, whose head rivals heaven, whose root is the holy deep." This mountain was regarded in their mythology as the place where the gods had their seat.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of collecting into one aggregate or mass.

2. (n.) A collection or mass of separate things.

3. (n.) An assembly of persons; a gathering; esp. an assembly of persons met for the worship of God, and for religious instruction; a body of people who habitually so meet.

4. (n.) The whole body of the Jewish people; -- called also Congregation of the Lord.

5. (n.) A body of cardinals or other ecclesiastics to whom as entrusted some department of the church business; as, the Congregation of the Propaganda, which has charge of the missions of the Roman Catholic Church.

6. (n.) A company of religious persons forming a subdivision of a monastic order.

7. (n.) The assemblage of Masters and Doctors at Oxford or Cambridge University, mainly for the granting of degrees.

8. (n.) the name assumed by the Protestant party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves (1557) Lords of the Congregation.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CONGREGATION

kon-gre-ga'-shun (qahal, `edhah).

1. Terms Employed:

These two words rendered by "congregation" or "assembly" are used apparently without any difference of sense. They appear to include an assembly of the whole people or any section that might be present on a given occasion. Indeed, sometimes the idea appears to correspond closely to that conveyed by "horde," or even by "crowd." `Edhah is once used of bees (Judges 14:8). It has been sought to distinguish the two words by means of Leviticus 4:13, "if the whole `edhah of Israel err, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the qahal." The qahal would then be the smaller body representing the whole `edhah, but the general usage is not favorable to this view (compare e.g. Exodus 12:19, "cutting off from the `edhah of Israel," with Numbers 19:20, "cutting off from the qahal"). The idea denoted by these words is said by Wellhausen to be "foreign to Hebrew antiquity," though it "runs through the Priestly Code from beginning to end" (Prolegomena 78). Yet it is Deuteronomy that presents us with laws excluding certain classes from the qahal, and the word is also found in Genesis 49:6 Numbers 22:4 (the Revised Version (British and American) "multitude"); Deuteronomy 5:22; Deuteronomy 9:10; Deuteronomy 31:30 Joshua 8:35 1 Samuel 17:47; 1 Kings 8:14 Micah 2:5, and other early passages, while `edhah occurs in 1 Kings 12:20 (see further, Eerdmans, Das Buch Exodus, 80). On the other hand taste and euphony appear to be responsible for the choice of one or other of the words in many cases. Thus the Chronicler uses qahal frequently, but `edhah only once (2 Chronicles 5:6 = 1 Kings 8:5).

2. Legal Provisions:

Moses provided for the summoning of the congregation by trumpets (Numbers 10:2-8). For the sin offering to be brought if the whole congregation erred, see Leviticus 4:13-21.

Deuteronomy 23:1-8 (in Hebrews 2-9) excludes bastards, Ammonites and Moabites from the assembly, even to the tenth generation, while Edomites and Egyptians were admitted in the third. Those who suffer from certain physical defects are also excluded.

3. Other Terms:

One other word must be noted, mo`edh. It occurs often in the phrase 'ohel mo`edh ("tent of meeting"; see TABERNACLE). But in Numbers 16:2 we find it used of certain princes who were "men of renown called to the assembly."

For atsereth, rendered by the Revised Version (British and American) "solemn assembly", see FEASTS. On miqra', see CONVOCATION.

Harold M. Wiener

CONGREGATION, MOUNT OF

(har-mo`edh Isaiah 14:13): The prophet has depicted the excitement caused in Sheol by the descent of the once mighty king of Babylon into the world of shades, and now himself points the contrast between the monarch's former haughty boastings and his present weak and hopeless condition: "Thou saidst in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the uttermost parts of the north." Instead he is brought down "to the uttermost parts of the pit" (Isaiah 14:15). By the "mount of congregation" (meeting or assembly) is evidently meant the fancied Olympus of the gods on some lofty northern height. The king vaunted that he would make his abode with the gods in heaven; now he is cast down to the depths of Sheol.

James Orr

MOUNT OF CONGREGATION, THE

See CONGREGATION, MOUNT OF.

Greek

1577. ekklesia -- an assembly, a (religious) congregation
... an assembly, a (religious) congregation. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
ekklesia Phonetic Spelling: (ek-klay-see'-ah) Short Definition: an ...
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656. aposunagogos -- expelled from the congregation
... expelled from the congregation. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: aposunagogos
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-os-oon-ag'-o-gos) Short Definition: away from the ...
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4864. sunagoge -- a bringing together, by ext. an assembling ...
... Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: sunagoge Phonetic Spelling:
(soon-ag-o-gay') Short Definition: an assembly, congregation, synagogue Definition ...
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4128. plethos -- a great number
... Word Origin from pletho (to be full) Definition a great number NASB Word Usage assembly
(1), body (1), bundle (1), congregation (4), crowd (3), great number (1 ...
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2819. kleros -- a lot
... Short Definition: a lot, portion Definition: (a) a lot, (b) a portion assigned;
hence: a portion of the people of God assigned to one's care, a congregation. ...
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1985. episkopos -- a superintendent, an overseer
... life), overseer, supervisor, ruler, especially used with reference to the supervising
function exercised by an elder or presbyter of a church or congregation. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5712. edah -- congregation
... 5711, 5712. edah. 5713 . congregation. Transliteration: edah Phonetic Spelling:
(ay-daw') Short Definition: congregation. Word Origin ...
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6951. qahal -- assembly, convocation, congregation
... assembly, convocation, congregation. Transliteration: qahal Phonetic Spelling:
(kaw-hawl') Short Definition: assembly. ... assembly, company, congregation, multitude ...
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6952. qehillah -- assembly, congregation
... qehillah. 6953 . assembly, congregation. Transliteration: qehillah Phonetic Spelling:
(keh-hil-law') Short Definition: assembly. ... assembly, congregation. ...
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6950. qahal -- to gather as an assembly or congregation
... 6949b, 6950. qahal. 6951 . to gather as an assembly or congregation.
Transliteration: qahal Phonetic Spelling: ('kaw-hal') Short Definition: assembled. ...
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4150. moed -- appointed time, place, or meeting
... times (1), times appointed (1). appointed sign, time, place of, solemn assembly,
congregation, set, solemn feast. Or moled {mo-ade ...
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482. elem -- silence.
... silence. Transliteration: elem Phonetic Spelling: (ay'-lem) Short Definition:
congregation. Word Origin from the same as alam Definition silence. congregation ...
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4721. maqhel -- an assembly
... congregation. Or (feminine) maqhelah {mak-hay-law'}; from qahal; an assembly --
congregation. see HEBREW qahal. 4720, 4721. maqhel or maqhelah. 4722 . ...
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2416. chay -- alive, living
... Definition: age. age, alive, appetite, wild beast, company, congregation,
lifetime, lively, From chayah; alive; hence, raw (flesh ...
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5517. Sia -- father of some returning exiles
... Sia, Siaha. Or Ciyeahai {see-ah-haw'}; from an unused root meaning to converse;
congregation; Sia or Siaha, one of the Nethinim -- Sia, Siaha. 5516, 5517. ...
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Library

A Bull in the Congregation
... Chapter 4. Preaching Incidents; Wesley's Labor Colony; Dispute with Whitefield;
Curious Interruptions; The Mother of the Wesleys A Bull in the Congregation. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/a bull in the congregation.htm

Congregation of 20,000
... Opens a New Church; Comments on Rousseau; Geology; Swedenborg, and Riding Horseback;
Gwennap and 20,000 People; Death of Whitefield Congregation of 20,000. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/congregation of 20000.htm

An Ox in the Congregation
... Chapter 4. Preaching Incidents; Wesley's Labor Colony; Dispute with Whitefield;
Curious Interruptions; The Mother of the Wesleys An Ox in the Congregation. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/an ox in the congregation.htm

For a Congregation of .
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCLXII. For a Congregation of . 8.6.8.6 James Montgomery.
For a Congregation of . Our Master, Jesus, reign'd above,. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn cclxii for a congregation.htm

For the Great Congregation.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CVII. For the great Congregation. 8.7.8.7.4.7 James Montgomery.
For the great Congregation. God is in His holy temple,. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn cvii for the great.htm

A Sermon and Congregation to Order
... Chapter 13. Wesley in Scotland Again; Methodist's Wealth; "No Law for Methodists";
Exhausting Days; Whitefield A Sermon and Congregation to Order. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/a sermon and congregation to.htm

Epistle Lxiii. To Epictetus and to the Congregation of Assuræ ...
... Epistle LXIII. To Epictetus and to the Congregation of Assuræ, Concerning
Fortunatianus, Formerly Their Bishop. Argument."He ...
/.../cyprian/the epistles of cyprian/epistle lxiii to epictetus and.htm

A Congregation.
... Book IV. Chapter VI."A Congregation. "But enough has been said of these
things for time presses, and the religious devotion of ...
/.../unknown/recognitions of clement /chapter vi a congregation.htm

Wesley's Congregation Stoned
... Chapter 4. Preaching Incidents; Wesley's Labor Colony; Dispute with Whitefield;
Curious Interruptions; The Mother of the Wesleys Wesley's Congregation Stoned. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/wesleys congregation stoned.htm

The Congregation Dismissed.
... Book IV. Chapter XXXVII."The Congregation Dismissed. When he had thus
spoken, and had charged them to come to the same place in ...
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Subtopics

Congregating

Congregation

Congregation: Those Who Were Excluded From

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