What Does The Bible Say About?

Inheritance

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Proverbs 13:22

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A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

Ephesians 1:11-14

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In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory. And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

Proverbs 20:21

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An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.

Colossians 3:23-24

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Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men, because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Acts 20:32

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And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

Ephesians 1:18

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I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,

Titus 3:7

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so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.

Romans 8:17

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And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

Psalm 37:29

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The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

Deuteronomy 21:15-17

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If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.

Luke 12:13-21

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Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?” And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ . . .

Colossians 1:12

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giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

Galatians 5:19-21

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The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Luke 15:25-31

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Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on. ‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’ The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. . . .

Numbers 36:6-9

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This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: They may marry anyone they please, provided they marry within a clan of the tribe of their father. No inheritance in Israel may be transferred from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. Every daughter who possesses an inheritance from any Israelite tribe must marry within a clan of the tribe of her father, so that every Israelite will possess the inheritance of his fathers. No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each tribe of Israel must retain its inheritance.”

Psalm 16:6

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The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.

1 Peter 1:3-12

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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. . . .

Matthew 5:5

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Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Ephesians 1:14

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who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

Psalm 16:5

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The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.

Numbers 27:6-11

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and the LORD answered him, “The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers, and transfer their father’s inheritance to them. Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter. If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. . . .

Ephesians 1:11

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In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,

1 Peter 1:4

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and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

Proverbs 17:2

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A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

Psalm 37:11

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But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.

Ephesians 5:5

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For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Galatians 3:29

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And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.

Hebrews 9:15

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Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

Hebrews 1:14

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Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Hebrews 9:16

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In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,

Hebrews 1:2

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But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

1 Peter 1:3-5

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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

Acts 26:18

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to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

James 2:5

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Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

Matthew 25:34

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Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Romans 4:13

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For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

Hebrews 9:17

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because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.

Galatians 3:18

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For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.

Luke 16:11

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So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

Genesis 12:7

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Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

Ezekiel 46:16-18

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This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons as an inheritance, it will belong to his descendants. It will become their property by inheritance. But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will belong to that servant until the year of freedom; then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs only to his sons; it shall be theirs. The prince must not take any of the inheritance of the people by evicting them from their property. He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people will be displaced from his property.’”

Luke 12:13

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Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

Colossians 3:24

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because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Hebrews 11:8

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By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.

Job 42:15

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No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.

Joshua 1:6

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Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.

Numbers 27:8

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Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter.

Psalm 2:7-8

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I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.

Romans 8:16-17

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The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

1 Peter 5:6-7

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Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

Hebrews 11:13

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All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10

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Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

Proverbs 19:14

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Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Matthew 21:38

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But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’

Matthew 19:29

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And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.

Isaiah 19:25

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The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.”

Numbers 27:8-11

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Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter. If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’”

Galatians 4:1-7

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What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything. He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father. So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world. But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons. . . .

Hebrews 1:4

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So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.

Luke 15:12

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The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

1 Peter 3:7

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Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

Numbers 33:54

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And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.

Psalm 2:8

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Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.

Romans 4:13-17

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For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless, because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression. Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

Galatians 3:16

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The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.

Galatians 4:30

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But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”

Hebrews 6:17

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So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

John 3:16

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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Judges 21:17

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They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.

Romans 4:13-14

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For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,

Joshua 14:9

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On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’

Numbers 27:11

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And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’”

Numbers 36:1-13

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Now the family heads of the clan of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, one of the clans of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families and addressed them, saying, “When the LORD commanded my lord to give the land as an inheritance to the Israelites by lot, He also commanded him to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters. But if they marry any of the men from the other tribes of Israel, their inheritance will be withdrawn from the portion of our fathers and added to the tribe into which they marry. So our allotted inheritance would be taken away. And when the Jubilee for the Israelites comes, their inheritance will be added to the tribe into which they marry and taken away from the tribe of our fathers.” So at the word of the LORD, Moses commanded the Israelites: “The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks correctly. . . .

Proverbs 22:7

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The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

Ruth 4:7-17

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Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party, and this was a confirmation in Israel. So the kinsman-redeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.” At this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.” “We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem. . . .

Galatians 3:15

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Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.

1 Kings 8:53

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For You, O Lord GOD, as Your inheritance, have set them apart from all the peoples of the earth, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our fathers out of Egypt.”

Acts 7:5

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He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.

Deuteronomy 32:9

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But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.

1 Kings 21:3

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But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

Deuteronomy 21:17

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Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.

Revelation 5:10

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You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”

1 Corinthians 2:9

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Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

Ezekiel 33:24

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“Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’

Psalm 78:71

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from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.

Zechariah 2:12

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And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.

1 Kings 8:51

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For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.

Deuteronomy 33:4

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the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob.

Numbers 18:20

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Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.

Psalm 94:14

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For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.

Genesis 48:6

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Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit.

1 Peter 1:3

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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Ephesians 1:13-14

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And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

Galatians 4:7

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So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.

Luke 14:28

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Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

Proverbs 21:20

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Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

Ephesians 1:1-23

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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will, . . .

Matthew 6:25-34

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Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. . . .

1 Kings 12:1-13:34

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Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since. So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said, “Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.” Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed. . . .

Numbers 27:9

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If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.

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