Nave’s Topical Bible
Hand
51 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Imposition of hands
- In consecration
Genesis 48:14; Exodus 29:10,15,19; Leviticus 1:4; Leviticus 3:2,8,13; Leviticus 4:15,24,33; Leviticus 16:21
- In ordaining the Levites
- Joshua
- Timothy
- In healing
- In blessing children
- In solemnizing testimony
- Lifted up in benediction
- In prayer
- Ceremonial washing of
See ABLUTIONS
See CLEAN
- Symbolical of righteousness
- Washing of, a symbol of innocency
- Clasping of, in token of contract
Ezra 10:19; Proverbs 6:1; Proverbs 17:18; Lamentations 5:6; Ezekiel 17:18
- Of friendship
- Right hand lifted up in swearing
- Symbol of power
- Place of honor
- FIGURATIVE
Matthew 5:30; Matthew 18:8; Mark 9:43
- Anthropomorphic use of
The hand of the Lord
- Is not limited
- Is mighty
- Was heavy
- Was against the Philistines
- Was on Elijah
- Has unlimited power
- Was with the early Christians
For extended anthropomorphisms consult a concordance under the word "hand."
- Anthropomorphic use of
Bible verses about “Hand”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Hebrews 6:2Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
- Genesis 48:14And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
- Exodus 29:10And 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.
- Exodus 29:15Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
- Exodus 29:19And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
- Leviticus 1:4And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
- Leviticus 3:2And 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.
- Leviticus 3:8And 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.
- Leviticus 3:13And 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.
- Leviticus 4:15And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord: and the bullock shall be killed before the Lord.
- Leviticus 4:24And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord: it is a sin offering.
- Leviticus 4:33And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering.
- Leviticus 16:21And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
- Numbers 8:10And thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:
- Numbers 8:11And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the Lord.
- Numbers 27:18And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
- Numbers 27:19And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
- Numbers 27:20And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
- Numbers 27:21And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
- Numbers 27:22And Moses did as the Lord commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
- Numbers 27:23And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
- Deuteronomy 34:9And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses.
- 1 Timothy 4:14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
- 2 Timothy 1:6Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
- Mark 6:5And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
- Mark 7:32And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
- Mark 16:18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
- Luke 4:40Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
- Acts 19:6And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
- Acts 19:11And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
- Matthew 19:13Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
- Mark 10:16And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
- Leviticus 24:14Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
- Leviticus 9:22And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.
- Luke 24:50And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
- Matthew 15:2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
- Mark 7:2And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
- Mark 7:3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
- Mark 7:4And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
- Mark 7:5Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?