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Leviticus 18 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Leviticus 18, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 30
- verses
- 344 / 93
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Leviticus 18 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עֶרְוָה | ʻervâh | H6172 | 24 | nudity |
| גָּלָה | gâlâh | H1540 | 17 | denude, exile |
| אִשָּׁה | ʼishshâh | H802 | 11 | woman |
| בַּת | bath | H1323 | 10 | daughter |
| טָמֵא | ṭâmêʼ | H2930 | 8 | be foul |
| אָב | ʼâb | H1 | 9 | father |
| חֻקָּה | chuqqâh | H2708 | 5 |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Leviticus 18, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“5. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord. 5. Custodite statuta mea, et judicia mea, quae homo si faciat, rivet in ipsis. 5. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes. Although Moses introduces this passage, where he exhorts the Israelites to cultivate chastity in respect to marriage, and not to fall into the incestuous pollutions of the Gentiles, yet, as it is a remarkable one, and contains general instruction, from whence Paul derives his definition of the righteousness of the L …”
— Calvin, Harmony of the Law - Volume 3, on Leviticus 18:5–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Canaan — Lev 18:3
- Egypt — Lev 18:3
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