8 occurrences

'Bless' in the Bible

"Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, 'You will bless the {Israelites}: You will say to them:

Verse ConceptsBlessingSons Being A Blessing

And they will put my name on the {Israelites}, and I will bless them."

Verse ConceptsSpiritual AdoptionCalled By God's Name

Now, please go, curse this people for me because they [are] stronger than me; perhaps I will be able to strike them and drive them out from the land because I know whoever you bless [is] blessed, and whoever you cursed is cursed."

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyInvitationsSorcery And MagicCursing IsraelPeople Blessing

Behold, I have received [a command] to bless; when he has blessed, I cannot cause it to return.

Verse ConceptsBlessedBlessed By GodBlessing Others

Then Balak said to Balaam, "Do not curse them at all, nor bless them at all!"

Verse ConceptsBlessing And CurseCursing Israel

And Balaam saw that {it pleased} Yahweh to bless Israel, and he did not go {as other times} {to seek out} sorcery; instead, he set his face toward the desert.

Verse ConceptsGod Blesses

He crouches, he lies down like a lion, and like a lioness, who will rouse him? [They who] bless you will be blessed, and [they who] curse you will be cursed."

Verse ConceptsCrouchingLying Down To RestLike CreaturesBlessing And CurseBlessing Through God's PeopleCursing Israel

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