30 occurrences

'Possessed' in the Bible

And Caleb stilleth the people concerning Moses, and saith, 'Let us certainly go up -- and we have possessed it; for we are thoroughly able for it.'

Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfHesitationManlinessPeople OvercomingOvercomingOvercoming Obstaclesexploring

and if his father have no brethren, then ye have given his inheritance to his relation who is near unto him of his family, and he hath possessed it;' and it hath been to the sons of Israel for a statute of judgment, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

and ye have possessed the land, and dwelt in it, for to you I have given the land -- to possess it.

Verse Conceptspossessionsland

And this land we have possessed, at that time; from Aroer, which is by the brook Arnon, and the half of mount Gilead, and its cities, I have given to the Reubenite, and to the Gadite;

Verse ConceptsHillsHalf Of DistrictsArnonReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

till that Jehovah give rest to your brethren like yourselves, and they also have possessed the land which Jehovah your God is giving to them beyond the Jordan, then ye have turned back each to his possession, which I have given to you.

Verse ConceptsNot going home directlyTime Of Peace

'And now, Israel, hearken unto the statutes, and unto the judgments which I am teaching you to do, so that ye live, and have gone in, and possessed the land which Jehovah God of your fathers is giving to you.

Verse Conceptsethics, and graceCommands, in OTHearingKnowledge, Of SinLife Through Keeping The LawKeep The Commandments!The Law Given To Israel

for I am dying in this land; I am not passing over the Jordan, and ye are passing over, and have possessed this good land.

Verse ConceptsCrossing Into The Promised LandHow Death Is Inevitable

and thou hast done that which is right and good in the eyes of Jehovah, so that it is well with thee, and thou hast gone in and possessed the good land which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers,

Verse ConceptsOaths, DivineDoing RightDoing The Right ThingDoing Your Best

'All the command which I am commanding thee to-day ye observe to do, so that ye live, and have multiplied, and gone in, and possessed the land which Jehovah hath sworn to your fathers;

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTGod Multipling PeopleLife Through Keeping The LawKeep The Commandments!

and ye have kept all the command which I am commanding thee to-day, so that ye are strong, and have gone in, and possessed the land whither ye are passing over to possess it,

Verse ConceptsKeep The Commandments!

then hath Jehovah dispossessed all these nations from before you, and ye have possessed nations, greater and mightier than you;

Verse ConceptsThe Lord Will Drive Them Out

for ye are passing over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which Jehovah your God is giving to you; and ye have possessed it, and dwelt in it,

Verse ConceptsCrossing Into The Promised Land

When Jehovah thy God doth cut off the nations -- whither thou art going in to possess them -- from thy presence, and thou hast possessed them, and hast dwelt in their land --

Verse ConceptsGod KillingGod Will Kill The Peoples

Righteousness -- righteousness thou dost pursue, so that thou livest, and hast possessed the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

Verse Conceptsethics, incentives towardsJustice

When thou comest in unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, and hast possessed it, and dwelt in it, and thou hast said, Let me set over me a king like all the nations which are round about me, --

Verse ConceptsLike The Nations

And it hath been, when thou comest in unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- an inheritance, and thou hast possessed it, and dwelt in it,

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityFirst fruits

and Jehovah thy God hath brought thee in unto the land which thy fathers have possessed, and thou hast inherited it, and He hath done thee good, and multiplied thee above thy fathers.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamGod Multipling PeopleThe Righteous ProsperLand Permanently Restored To Israel

Jehovah thy God He is passing over before thee, He doth destroy these nations from before thee, and thou hast possessed them; Joshua -- he is passing over before thee as Jehovah hath spoken,

Verse ConceptsCrossing Into The Promised Land

till that Jehovah giveth rest to your brethren as to yourselves, and they have possessed, even they, the land which Jehovah your God is giving to them; then ye have turned back to the land of your possession, and have possessed it, which Moses, servant of Jehovah, hath given to you beyond the Jordan, at the sun-rising.'

Verse ConceptseastBeyond JordanTime Of PeaceRest

'As to Jehovah your God, He doth thrust them from your presence, and hath dispossessed them from before you, and ye have possessed their land, as Jehovah your God hath spoken to you,

Verse ConceptsThe Lord Will Drive Them Out

and thou hast spoken unto him, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Hast thou murdered, and also possessed? and thou hast spoken unto him, saying, Thus said Jehovah, In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth, do the dogs lick thy blood, even thine.'

Verse ConceptsdogsInjustice, Hated By GodSuffering, Nature OfTongueDivine DirectionAnimals Eating PeopleCreatures Drinking BloodReady To KillTaking Possessionsjezebel

For, not by their sword Possessed they the land, And their arm gave not salvation to them, But Thy right hand, and Thine arm, And the light of Thy countenance, Because Thou hadst accepted them.

Verse ConceptsCountenanceLight, SpiritualPeople Of God, In OtRight Hand Of GodArm Of GodGod's HandStrength Of GodGod Is LightNot Aloneland

Prepare ye for his sons slaughter; Because of the iniquity of their fathers, They rise not, nor have possessed the land, Nor filled the face of the world with cities.

Verse ConceptsFathers, Sin Of TheFruits Of SinParents SinSins Of The FathersMassacresDadsGuilt

Concerning the sons of Ammon: 'Thus said Jehovah: Sons -- hath Israel none? heir -- hath he none? Wherefore hath Malcam possessed Gad? And his people in its cities have dwelt?

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsHeirsInheritance, MaterialTaking Possession

And I have brought in the wicked of the nations, And they have possessed their houses, And I have caused to cease the excellency of the strong, And polluted have been those sanctifying them.

Verse ConceptsRejection Of God, Results OfSanctuaryCessationLimitations Of StrengthGod Opposes The ProudHouses Under AttackPeople Possessing Other ThingsPolluting Holy PlacesThings Stopping

Because of thy saying: The two nations and the two lands are mine, and we have possessed it, And Jehovah hath been there;

Verse ConceptsTwo GroupsPeople Possessing Other Things

And in mount Zion there is an escape, And it hath been holy, And the house of Jacob have possessed their possessions.

Verse ConceptsBlindnessdeliverancepossessionszion

And they have possessed the south with the mount of Esau, And the low country with the Philistines, And they have possessed the field of Ephraim, And the field of Samaria, And Benjamin with Gilead.

Verse ConceptsThe Shephelah

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