Bible Cross References
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1 Timothy 3:16
No one can deny how great is the secret of our religion: He appeared in human form, was shown to be right by the Spirit, and was seen by angels. He was preached among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, and was taken up to heaven.
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Hebrews 11:20
It was faith that made Isaac promise blessings for the future to Jacob and Esau.
Hebrews 11:21
It was faith that made Jacob bless each of the sons of Joseph just before he died. He leaned on the top of his walking stick and worshiped God.
Genesis 27:20-40
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Isaac said, "How did you find it so quickly, son?" Jacob answered, "The LORD your God helped me find it."
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Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come closer so that I can touch you. Are you really Esau?"
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Jacob moved closer to his father, who felt him and said, "Your voice sounds like Jacob's voice, but your arms feel like Esau's arms."
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He did not recognize Jacob, because his arms were hairy like Esau's. He was about to give him his blessing,
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but asked again, "Are you really Esau?" "I am," he answered.
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Isaac said, "Bring me some of the meat. After I eat it, I will give you my blessing." Jacob brought it to him, and he also brought him some wine to drink.
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Then his father said to him, "Come closer and kiss me, son."
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As he came up to kiss him, Isaac smelled his clothes---so he gave him his blessing. He said, "The pleasant smell of my son is like the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed.
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May God give you dew from heaven and make your fields fertile! May he give you plenty of grain and wine!
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May nations be your servants, and may peoples bow down before you. May you rule over all your relatives, and may your mother's descendants bow down before you. May those who curse you be cursed, and may those who bless you be blessed."
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Isaac finished giving his blessing, and as soon as Jacob left, his brother Esau came in from hunting.
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He also cooked some tasty food and took it to his father. He said, "Please, father, sit up and eat some of the meat that I have brought you, so that you can give me your blessing."
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"Who are you?" Isaac asked. "Your older son Esau," he answered.
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Isaac began to tremble and shake all over, and he asked, "Who was it, then, who killed an animal and brought it to me? I ate it just before you came. I gave him my final blessing, and so it is his forever."
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When Esau heard this, he cried out loudly and bitterly and said, "Give me your blessing also, father!"
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Isaac answered, "Your brother came and deceived me. He has taken away your blessing."
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Esau said, "This is the second time that he has cheated me. No wonder his name is Jacob. He took my rights as the first-born son, and now he has taken away my blessing. Haven't you saved a blessing for me?"
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Isaac answered, "I have already made him master over you, and I have made all his relatives his slaves. I have given him grain and wine. Now there is nothing that I can do for you, son!"
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Esau continued to plead with his father: "Do you have only one blessing, father? Bless me too, father!" He began to cry.
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Then Isaac said to him, "No dew from heaven for you, No fertile fields for you.
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You will live by your sword, But be your brother's slave. Yet when you rebel, You will break away from his control."
Genesis 28:1-4
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Isaac called Jacob, greeted him, and told him, "Don't marry a Canaanite.
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Go instead to Mesopotamia, to the home of your grandfather Bethuel, and marry one of the young women there, one of your uncle Laban's daughters.
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May Almighty God bless your marriage and give you many children, so that you will become the father of many nations!
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May he bless you and your descendants as he blessed Abraham, and may you take possession of this land, in which you have lived and which God gave to Abraham!"
Genesis 47:7-10
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Then Joseph brought his father Jacob and presented him to the king. Jacob gave the king his blessing,
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and the king asked him, "How old are you?"
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Jacob answered, "My life of wandering has lasted a hundred and thirty years. Those years have been few and difficult, unlike the long years of my ancestors in their wanderings."
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Jacob gave the king a farewell blessing and left.
Genesis 48:15-20
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Then he blessed Joseph: "May God, whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac served, bless these boys! May God, who has led me to this very day, bless them!
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May the angel, who has rescued me from all harm, bless them! May my name and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac live on through these boys! May they have many children, many descendants!"
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Joseph was upset when he saw that his father had put his right hand on Ephraim's head; so he took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to the head of Manasseh.
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He said to his father, "Not that way, father. This is the older boy; put your right hand on his head."
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His father refused, saying, "I know, son, I know. Manasseh's descendants will also become a great people. But his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become great nations."
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So he blessed them that day, saying, "The Israelites will use your names when they pronounce blessings. They will say, 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.' " In this way Jacob put Ephraim before Manasseh.
Genesis 49:28
These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he spoke a suitable word of farewell to each son.
Numbers 6:23-27
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to tell Aaron and his sons to use the following words in blessing the people of Israel:
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May the LORD bless you and take care of you;
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May the LORD be kind and gracious to you;
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May the LORD look on you with favor and give you peace.
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And the LORD said, "If they pronounce my name as a blessing upon the people of Israel, I will bless them."
Deuteronomy 32:1
"Earth and sky, hear my words, listen closely to what I say.
2 Samuel 6:20
Afterward, when David went home to greet his family, Michal came out to meet him. "The king of Israel made a big name for himself today!" she said. "He exposed himself like a fool in the sight of the servant women of his officials!"
1 Kings 8:55
In a loud voice he asked God's blessings on all the people assembled there. He said,
2 Chronicles 30:27
The priests and the Levites asked the LORD's blessing on the people. In his home in heaven God heard their prayers and accepted them.
Luke 24:50
Then he led them out of the city as far as Bethany, where he raised his hands and blessed them.
Luke 24:51
As he was blessing them, he departed from them and was taken up into heaven.
2 Corinthians 13:14
(13:13) The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.