11 occurrences

'Possession' in the Bible

Edom shall be a possession. Seir, his enemies, also shall be a possession, while Israel does valiantly.

Verse ConceptsPeople Overcoming

Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers of our father."

Verse ConceptsNames Blotted Out

"The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: you shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers; and you shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.

Verse ConceptsHeredityFathers And Daughters

They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; don't bring us over the Jordan."

and the land is subdued before Yahweh; then afterward you shall return, and be guiltless towards Yahweh, and towards Israel; and this land shall be to you for a possession before Yahweh.

Moses said to them, "If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man who is armed to battle, before Yahweh, and the land shall be subdued before you; then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:

Verse ConceptsRiver CrossingsReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

We will pass over armed before Yahweh into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance [shall remain] with us beyond the Jordan."

Verse ConceptsRiver Crossings

and you shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein; for I have given given the land to you to possess it.

Verse Conceptspossessionsland

"Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and you shall give suburbs for the cities around them to the Levites.

Concerning the cities which you shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many you shall take many; and from the few you shall take few: everyone according to his inheritance which he inherits shall give of his cities to the Levites."

Verse ConceptsAccording To PeopleFew PeopleMany In Israel

because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.

Verse ConceptsDeath Of Office HoldersPermission To Return Home

Bible Theasaurus

Ownership (5 instances)
Possession (347 instances)
Self-Control (15 instances)
Self-Will (5 instances)