No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation. Cross References Matthew 5:43 You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor' and 'Hate your enemy.' Deuteronomy 23:2 No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation. Nehemiah 13:1 At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God, Nehemiah 13:2 because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing). Jeremiah 49:1 Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: "Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities? Lamentations 1:10 The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary--those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly. Treasury of Scripture An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever: Ruth 4:6,10-22 Nehemiah 4:3,7 Nehemiah 13:1,2,23 |