5 occurrences

'Possession' in the Bible

And to you and your future offspring I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession, and I will be their God.”

Verse ConceptsBlessings, To AbrahamGod, The EternalLand, As A Divine GiftProperty, LandThe Promised LandEternal PossessionSojourningI Will Be Their God

Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who came to the gate of his city.

Verse ConceptsBusiness At The GatewayIn Men's Presence

“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed your servants’ iniquity. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one in whose possession the cup was found.”

Verse ConceptsBeing Found OutAcquitting The Just

Then Joseph said, “I swear that I will not do this. The man in whose possession the cup was found will be my slave. The rest of you can go in peace to your father.”

Verse ConceptsBeing Found OutExemptFar Be It!

He said to me, ‘I will make you fruitful and numerous; I will make many nations come from you, and I will give this land as an eternal possession to your future descendants.’

Verse ConceptsGod, The EternalEternal Possessionfruitfulness

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