Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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Raamattu Bible
Esra 8:23
Niin me paastosimme ja anoimme tätä Jumalaltamme, ja hän kuuli meidän rukouksemme.
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
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- CondensedBible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
we fasted: Nehemiah 9:1, Esther 4:16, Daniel 9:3, Luke 2:37, Acts 10:30
besought: Jeremiah 29:12, Jeremiah 29:13, Jeremiah 33:3, Jeremiah 50:4, Jeremiah 50:5
and he was entreated: Ezra 8:31, Deuteronomy 4:29, 1 Chronicles 5:20, 2 Chronicles 33:12, 2 Chronicles 33:13, Psalms 66:18-20, Isaiah 19:22, Jeremiah 29:12, Jeremiah 29:13, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8
Reciprocal: Genesis 25:21 - and the Proverbs 3:6 - In Acts 8:24 - Pray
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So we fasted, and besought our God for this,.... Sought the Lord by fasting and prayer for a good journey, and preservation in it:
and he was entreated of us; accepted their prayer, as Jarchi, so that they came safe to Jerusalem.