When Israel was a young man, I loved him like a son, and I summoned my son out of Egypt.

But the more I summoned them, the farther they departed from me. They sacrificed to the Baal idols and burned incense to images.

Now I appeal to God as my witness, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.

They named that place Bokim and offered sacrifices to the Lord there.

Then one of the twelve, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

They said to her, “But none of your relatives bears this name.”

“Do not say, ‘Conspiracy,’ every time these people say the word. Don’t be afraid of what scares them; don’t be terrified.

This was the place where he had first built the altar, and there Abram worshiped the Lord.

That is why he named that place Beer Sheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.

Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer Sheba. There he worshiped the Lord, the eternal God.

So he named it Shibah; that is why the name of the city has been Beer Sheba to this day.

Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Yes, do so.” So the young girl went and got the child’s mother.

Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe.

King David responded, “Summon Bathsheba!” She came and stood before the king.

King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,

He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel.

I summon my servant, but he does not respond, even though I implore him with my own mouth.

Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”

Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.

everyone who belongs to me, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed – yes, whom I made!