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Thematic Bible



They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. Verse ConceptsAbundance, SpiritualPlenty Through GodAbundancehomecoming

Yea, of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; And the Most High himself will establish her. Verse ConceptsWhat Heaven Will Be Likezion

who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God , and the promises; Verse ConceptsAdoption, nature ofAdoptionGod Bestowing GloryGod's Promise To AbrahamGod's Covenant With The PatriarchsHow To Worship GodThe Law Given To IsraelPromisesisraelcovenantsonship

Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength; The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power. Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

And the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel (for he was the first-born; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. Verse ConceptsConcubinesBirthrightsFirstborn Sons

Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise: Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father's sons shall bow down before thee. Verse ConceptsBowingCommendationSalutationsOvercoming EnemiesShowing Forth His Praiseserenity

Let peoples serve thee, And nations bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be every one that curseth thee, And blessed be every one that blesseth thee. Verse ConceptsJacob, Life And Character OfServing PeopleSalutationsBlessing Through God's PeopleCursing Israel

and he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there : and now, if I have found favor in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he is not come unto the king's table. Verse ConceptsBrothersethics, personalTown

And Jacob said, Swear to me first. And he sware unto him. And he sold his birthright unto Jacob. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanYielding To Temptation

And Jacob said, Sell me first thy birthright. Verse ConceptsBirthrights

And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing. Verse ConceptsInjustice, Examples OfPeople BlessingThose Who Deceived

And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat. That my soul may bless thee before I die. Verse ConceptsTasteRequesting FoodSavourinessBefore DeathLoving Other ThingsPeople Blessing

If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was hated; then it shall be, in the day that he causeth his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved the first-born before the son of the hated, who is the first-born:

If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her. And it shall be, that the first-born that she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother that is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel.

And their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the first-born. Verse ConceptsFirstbornGoldInheritance, MaterialBirthrights

but he shall acknowledge the first-born, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the first-born is his. Verse ConceptsHeirsDouble Portions

And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him. And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the first-born.

In Judah is God known: His name is great in Israel. In Salem also is his tabernacle, And his dwelling-place in Zion.

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