Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 23:1 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 23 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Exclusion from the Assembly
“He that is wounded in the stones , or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.”
Deuteronomy 23:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 23:1
He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.This verse addresses physical disqualifications from full participation in Israel's worship assembly. The Hebrew term qahal YHWH (קְהַל יְהוָה, 'congregation of the LORD') refers to the formal assembly of covenant Israel, particularly for worship and cultic participation. This exclusion applied to emasculated males, whether by accident, violence, or deliberate mutilation.The prohibition primarily targeted the practice of ritual castration common in pagan temple service througho...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Commandment in This Verse
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 23:1
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“there is neither slave nor free man”
“who has joined himself to Yahweh”
“that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever”
“A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.”
“injured”
“concerning whom you did command that they should not enter into your assembly.”
“The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.”