Deuteronomy 12:11
Then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord:
Cross-reference
In Deuteronomy 12:5, the same command to go to the place God chooses is given, which verse 11 elaborates with offerings.
In Deuteronomy 12:14, the same restriction to offer only at the chosen place is repeated, reinforcing verse 11.
In Deuteronomy 12:18, the same chosen place is where they must eat and rejoice, expanding on the command in verse 11.
Deuteronomy 12:26 repeats the command to bring holy things to the chosen place, reinforcing the central sanctuary's role.
In Deuteronomy 12:17, the same command is expanded: tithes and offerings must be consumed only at the chosen place, reinforcing central worship.
In Deuteronomy 12:21, a provision for distant worshipers contrasts the strict central worship requirement of verse 11.
Deuteronomy 14:23 applies the same principle to eating tithes at the chosen place, expanding its function to communal feasting.
Deuteronomy 15:20 extends the rule to firstborn animals, eaten yearly at the chosen place with the household.
Deuteronomy 16:2-8 places annual festivals like Passover at the chosen sanctuary, integrating worship into the liturgical calendar.
Deuteronomy 17:8 directs difficult legal cases to be judged at the chosen place, making it a judicial as well as cultic center.
Deuteronomy 18:6 allows Levites from anywhere to serve at the chosen place, centralizing priestly ministry.
Deuteronomy 26:2 commands bringing firstfruits in a basket to the chosen place, tying harvest gratitude to the central sanctuary.
Deuteronomy 31:11 mandates reading the Law at the chosen place during Sukkot, making it a center for covenant renewal.
1 Kings 8:13 records Solomon's declaration that the temple is the dwelling place for God's name—the specific location Deuteronomy commands for offerings.
John 4:20-23 shifts worship from a physical location (as in Deuteronomy) to spiritual worship in spirit and truth—a new covenant contrast.
Psalm 78:68 identifies the chosen place as Mount Zion in Judah, pinpointing the location Deuteronomy 12:11 anticipated.
1 Kings 8:29 recalls God's promise that His Name would be at the temple, directly echoing the 'place for his Name' from Deuteronomy.
Jeremiah 7:12 cites Shiloh as an earlier dwelling for God's name, illustrating the same 'chosen place' principle with a warning.
Joshua 18:1 locates the tabernacle at Shiloh, fulfilling the promise of a chosen place for God's name.
Psalm 122:4 mentions tribes going up to Jerusalem to give thanks as decreed—matching the pilgrimage to the chosen place.
Luke 2:41 shows Jesus' parents going to Jerusalem yearly for Passover—fulfilling the pattern of worship at the chosen place.
1 Kings 8:16 recalls that God chose no city until Jerusalem, directly citing the principle of a place for His name from Deuteronomy.
Psalm 66:13 directly describes bringing burnt offerings to God's house—fulfilling the command to bring offerings to the chosen place.
Ezra 6:12 echoes 'cause his name to dwell there', applying the Deuteronomy command to the Jerusalem temple as the chosen place.
In 2 Chronicles 33:4, it mentions the LORD said 'In Jerusalem shall my name be forever,' referencing the chosen place.
In 2 Chronicles 12:13, Jerusalem is called the city the LORD chose to put His name there, citing the same principle.
In 2 Chronicles 11:16, faithful Israelites come to Jerusalem to sacrifice, obeying the command to bring offerings to the chosen place.
In 2 Chronicles 7:12, God tells Solomon He has chosen this place as a house of sacrifice, fulfilling the command.
In 2 Chronicles 6:5, Solomon recalls God chose no city until now for His name, confirming the principle of the chosen place.
1 Chronicles 22:7 expresses David's desire to build a house for God's name, directly continuing the theme of a chosen dwelling place.
1 Chronicles 22:1 identifies the threshing floor as the site for the Lord's house, concretely locating the place God chose for His name.
1 Kings 9:3 records God putting His name on the temple, fulfilling the promise of a dwelling place for His name from Deuteronomy 12.
Exodus 20:24 allows altars wherever God's name is honored, contrasting with Deuteronomy's requirement to bring offerings to one central place.
1 Samuel 1:24 depicts Hannah bringing Samuel to the house of the Lord at Shiloh, fulfilling the command to bring offerings to the chosen place.
1 Samuel 1:3 shows Elkanah going yearly to Shiloh, the then-chosen place, exemplifying this command to worship at God's designated site.
Leviticus 17:3 requires sacrifices be brought to the tent of meeting—the same centralization principle extended to the future chosen place in Deuteronomy.
Nehemiah 12:43 shows rejoicing and sacrifices at Jerusalem's dedication, fulfilling the worship command in the chosen place.
Psalm 68:16 identifies Mount Zion as the mount God desired for his abode—the place God chose to dwell permanently.
Joshua 22:27 references the same central sanctuary principle, as the Transjordan tribes build an altar as a witness to their share in the Lord.
1 Kings 11:13 mentions Jerusalem as the chosen city, echoing the concept of a chosen place where God's name dwells.