Leviticus 18:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Leviticus 18:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Leviticus 18:27 is a verse from the book of Leviticus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Leviticus 18:27 — KJV
“(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)”
— Leviticus 18:27 (KJV)
Leviticus 18:27 in Context — About the Book of Leviticus
Leviticus is God's holiness handbook for a people learning to live near His presence. Through sacrifices, feasts, and purity laws, it teaches that sin is costly, atonement is necessary, and God desires a set-apart people. It points forward to the perfect sacrifice of Christ.
Cross-References for Leviticus 18:27
“Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 18:27: these, abominations, done
“And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD. abominable...: Heb. abominations”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 18:27: these, abominations, land
“Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 18:27: these, abominations, land
“These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 18:27: these, men, land
“And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 18:27: these, land, before
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