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Genesis 49:15
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Genesis 49:15

Genesis 49:15


“When he saw that the resting place was good
And that the land was pleasant,
He bowed his shoulder to bear [burdens],
And became a servant at forced labor.

Joshua 14:15

The name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba [city of Arba]; for Arba was the greatest man among the [giant-like] Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.

Judges 3:11

And the land was at rest [from oppression for] forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

2 Samuel 7:1

When King David lived in his house (palace) and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,

Psalm 81:6


“I removed the burden from his shoulder;
His hands were freed from the basket.

Ezekiel 29:18

“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army work hard [at My command] against Tyre; every [soldier’s] head became bald and every shoulder was worn and peeled [from carrying loads of dirt and stones for siege works]. Yet he had no wages from Tyre [in proportion to the time and labor expended during the siege], either for himself or his army, for the work that he had done against it [for Me].”

Matthew 23:4

The scribes and Pharisees tie up heavy loads [that are hard to bear] and place them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves will not lift a finger [to make them lighter].

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

Rest

Bowed

General references

Bible References

Rest

Joshua 14:15
The name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba [city of Arba]; for Arba was the greatest man among the [giant-like] Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.
Judges 3:11
And the land was at rest [from oppression for] forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
2 Samuel 7:1
When King David lived in his house (palace) and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,

Bowed

Psalm 81:6

“I removed the burden from his shoulder;
His hands were freed from the basket.
Ezekiel 29:18
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army work hard [at My command] against Tyre; every [soldier’s] head became bald and every shoulder was worn and peeled [from carrying loads of dirt and stones for siege works]. Yet he had no wages from Tyre [in proportion to the time and labor expended during the siege], either for himself or his army, for the work that he had done against it [for Me].”
Matthew 23:4
The scribes and Pharisees tie up heavy loads [that are hard to bear] and place them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves will not lift a finger [to make them lighter].

General references

Numbers 1:28
Of the sons of Issachar, their descendants, by their families (clans), by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war:
Deuteronomy 33:18
Of Zebulun he said,

“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your interests abroad,
And, Issachar, in your tents [at home].
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