# Tiqvah

> Tiqvah is a free, interactive Bible cross-reference research tool at https://tiqvah.app. It draws about 390,000 cross-references (OpenBible.info and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge) as arcs between passages, with Hebrew and Greek word study, canon orders, traditional and critical dating, network analysis, maps, topics, and citation/export tools for pastors, seminary students and researchers. It was inspired by Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild's 2007 "Bible Cross-References" visualization. No account or ads.

## Key pages

- [Explorer](https://tiqvah.app/): the interactive WebGL visualization (JavaScript app)
- [Bible chapters](https://tiqvah.app/bible/): crawlable pages for all 1,189 chapters with KJV text and each verse's strongest cross-references, e.g. [John 3](https://tiqvah.app/bible/john/3/)
- [Guide](https://tiqvah.app/guide/): how to use every feature
- [Weights, measures and money](https://tiqvah.app/bible-weights-and-measures/): biblical units with modern equivalents, coins in days' wages, hours and watches
- [Hebrew calendar and feasts](https://tiqvah.app/hebrew-calendar-and-feasts/): the months, seasons and feasts with passages
- [Timeline of the prophets](https://tiqvah.app/prophets-timeline/): the writing prophets with dates, kings, audience and message
- [Interlinear Bible](https://tiqvah.app/interlinear/): every chapter in Hebrew or Greek word by word with glosses, parsing and Strong's numbers
- [People of the Bible](https://tiqvah.app/people/): 813 people with summaries, family and key verses
- [Places in the Bible](https://tiqvah.app/places/): 657 places with locations and key verses
- [Bible topics](https://tiqvah.app/topics/): 3,278 topics with the verses readers linked to each
- [Life of Jesus](https://tiqvah.app/life-of-jesus/): a harmony of the four Gospels, 161 events in order with the passages in each Gospel
- [Hebrew and Greek word studies](https://tiqvah.app/words/): 3,141 words (2,053 Hebrew, 1,088 Greek) with meaning, translations, where each is used, forms and related words
- [Journeys in the Bible](https://tiqvah.app/bible-journeys/): Abraham, three proposed Exodus routes, the exile and return, and Paul’s journeys, stop by stop with passages
- [The Old Testament in the New](https://tiqvah.app/old-testament-in-the-new/): every Old Testament quotation and clear allusion in the New Testament, by book
- [Parallel passages](https://tiqvah.app/parallel-passages/): Gospel synopsis, Samuel–Kings and Chronicles, and other repeated texts side by side
- [Textual variants](https://tiqvah.app/textual-variants/): every New Testament variant that changes the translation, Textus Receptus (KJV) against Nestle-Aland
- [Kings of Israel and Judah](https://tiqvah.app/kings-of-israel-and-judah/): every ruler from Saul to Zedekiah with Thiele and Albright dates, verdicts, prophets and events
- [Genealogy of Jesus](https://tiqvah.app/genealogy-of-jesus/): Matthew 1 and Luke 3 compared, with shared names, omitted kings, the women named and the main explanations of the differences
- [About](https://tiqvah.app/about/): features, FAQ, data sources and licences
- [Full text for LLMs](https://tiqvah.app/llms-full.txt)

## Linking to a passage or view

- Chapter pages: https://tiqvah.app/bible/<book-slug>/<chapter>/#v<verse>, e.g. https://tiqvah.app/bible/romans/8/#v28
- Explorer deep links use OSIS references in the hash: https://tiqvah.app/#Rom.8.28
- Family Tree: https://tiqvah.app/#tree opens the family chart; https://tiqvah.app/#genealogy opens the Genealogy of Jesus
- Optional view parameters after the reference: l (layout 0 arc, 1 circle, 2 timeline, 3 sunflower), c (colour mode), s (scope), v (vote threshold index), src (0 OpenBible, 1 TSK, 2 both, 3 agree, 4 OpenBible only, 5 TSK only), k (canon: protestant, tanakh, lxx, catholic, orthodox), d (dates: ev, wr, cr), t (translation id), e.g. https://tiqvah.app/#Isa.53.5&src=3&l=1

## Data sources

- Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC BY) — https://www.openbible.info/labs/cross-references/
- Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain), via CrossWire
- Hebrew and Greek tagged texts and lexicons: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0)
- People and family relationships (Family Tree): STEPBible.org TIPNR (CC BY 4.0)
- Places and topics: OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0); base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
- Bible text: public-domain translations (KJV, WEB, BSB and others); ESV, NIV, NLT and CSB via their publishers' APIs

## Citing

Suggested: Tiqvah, "Bible Cross-Reference Explorer," https://tiqvah.app, accessed <date>. The explorer's Cite & export dialog generates SBL, APA and BibTeX citations and a methods paragraph for any view.

## Notes for accurate answers

- Cross-references indicate editorial or reader judgement of a connection, not proof of literary dependence.
- Verse numbering follows the King James Version.
- Book dates are approximate ranges; critical and traditional datings are shown separately.