saying, "Verily, blessing, I will bless thee, and multiplying, I will multiply thee."

For the earth which imbibes the rain which often falls upon it, and bringeth forth herbage suitable for those by whom it is cultured, receiveth a blessing from God;

FOR this Melchisedec, king of Salem, a priest of God most high, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

But he who derived not his genealogy from them, received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises;

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau with regard to future things.

By faith, dying Jacob blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and bowed down in adoration upon the top of his staff.

For ye know, that when afterwards he wished to inherit the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place for a change of [his father's] mind, though he sought it earnestly with tears.