4 occurrences

'Possession' in the Bible

I will bring the most wicked of the nations and they will take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the arrogance of the strong, and their sanctuaries will be desecrated.

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

"Son of man, your brothers, your relatives, and the whole house of Israel, all of them are those to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, 'They have gone far away from the Lord; to us this land has been given as a possession.'

"Son of man, the ones living in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, 'Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land, but we are many; surely the land has been given to us for a possession.'

Verse ConceptsArchaeologyOnly One PersonMany In Israel

The whole allotment will be eight and a quarter miles square, you must set apart the holy allotment with the possession of the city.

Verse ConceptsSquaresMeasuring Jerusalem And The Land

Bible Theasaurus

Ownership (5 instances)
Possession (347 instances)
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Self-Will (5 instances)

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