Deuteronomy 33:20

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Of Gad he said: 'Blessed is he who enlarges Gad's territory. Gad dwells like a lion at rest, tearing arm and scalp.'

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  • Gen 49:19 : 19 Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels.
  • Josh 13:8 : 8 The other half-tribe, along with the Reubenites and the Gadites, has already received the inheritance that Moses gave them beyond the Jordan to the east, as the servant of the LORD had assigned to them.
  • Josh 13:10 : 10 It also included all the cities of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, up to the border of the Ammonites.
  • Josh 13:24-28 : 24 Similarly, Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to the descendants of Gad according to their clans: 25 Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, which is near Rabbah. 26 From Heshbon to Ramath Mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the boundary of Debir. 27 In the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon—the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, along with the Jordan and its boundary, reaching as far as the edge of the Sea of Kinnereth on the eastern side of the Jordan. 28 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Gad, according to their clans—the cities and their villages.
  • 1 Chr 4:10 : 10 Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, 'Oh, that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my territory! Let Your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.' And God granted his request.
  • 1 Chr 5:18-21 : 18 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shields and swords, drew bows, and were trained for war. They numbered 44,760 men ready for battle. 19 They waged war against the Hagrites, as well as Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. 20 They were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all their allies were handed over to them because they cried out to God during the battle, and He answered their prayers since they trusted in Him. 21 They took away their livestock: fifty thousand camels, two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys, and one hundred thousand people as captives.
  • 1 Chr 12:8-9 : 8 Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from Gedor. 9 From the tribe of Gad, certain men joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were brave warriors, trained for battle, armed with shields and spears. Their faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles on the mountains. 10 Ezer was the chief, Obadiah the second in rank, Eliab the third. 11 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth. 12 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh. 13 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth. 14 Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh.
  • 1 Chr 12:37-38 : 37 From the tribe of Asher, there were 40,000 experienced warriors ready for battle. 38 From across the Jordan, from the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with every kind of weapon for war.
  • Ps 18:19 : 19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
  • Ps 18:36 : 36 You have given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness has made me great.
  • Mic 5:8 : 8 Your hand will be lifted up in victory over your adversaries, and all your enemies will be cut off.
  • Gen 9:26-27 : 26 He also said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem.' 27 May God enlarge Japheth's territory, and may he dwell in the tents of Shem; and may Canaan be his servant.

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  • Gen 49:19
    76%

    19Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels.

  • 1 Chr 12:8
    73%

    8Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

  • Deut 33:21-23
    3 verses
    73%

    21He chose the best for himself, for there the lawgiver's portion was reserved; he came with the leaders of the people. He carried out the righteousness of the Lord and His judgments for Israel.

    22Of Dan he said: 'Dan is a lion’s cub, springing out of Bashan.'

    23Of Naphtali he said: 'Naphtali is abounding with favor and full of the Lord's blessing; he will take possession of the sea and the south.'

  • Num 24:9
    72%

    9He crouched, he lay down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Those who bless you will be blessed; those who curse you will be cursed.

  • Ezek 48:27-28
    2 verses
    70%

    27Next to the territory of Zebulun, from the eastern boundary to the western boundary: Gad, one portion.

    28Next to the territory of Gad, toward the southern boundary, shall be the area from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh, along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea.

  • Gen 30:11
    70%

    11Then Leah said, 'What good fortune!' So she named him Gad.

  • Deut 33:11-12
    2 verses
    68%

    11Lord, bless his strength and accept the work of his hands. Crush the loins of his adversaries and those who hate him, so they do not rise again.

    12Of Benjamin he said: 'The beloved of the Lord will dwell securely beside Him; the Lord shields him all day long, and he rests between His shoulders.'

  • Num 23:24
    68%

    24'The people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion. They will not lie down until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.'

  • Deut 33:7
    68%

    7This is for Judah: He said, 'Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends, and You will be a help against his adversaries.'

  • Num 2:14
    68%

    14Then the tribe of Gad. The leader of the descendants of Gad is Eliasaph son of Reuel.

  • Num 32:1
    67%

    1The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very large amount of livestock. When they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, they noticed that the place was suitable for livestock.

  • Ps 108:8
    67%

    8God has spoken in his holiness: 'I will exult; I will divide Shechem and measure out the Valley of Succoth.'

  • Gen 49:8-9
    2 verses
    67%

    8'Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, and your father's sons will bow down to you.'

    9'Judah is a lion's cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stoops down, he crouches like a lion, and like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

  • Josh 13:28
    67%

    28This was the inheritance of the tribe of Gad, according to their clans—the cities and their villages.

  • Deut 33:16-19
    4 verses
    67%

    16With the choicest gifts of the earth and its fullness, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the prince among his brothers.

    17His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like the horns of a wild ox. With them he gores the peoples, all the way to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.

    18Of Zebulun he said: 'Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.'

    19They will summon peoples to the mountain, where they will offer righteous sacrifices; for they will draw from the abundance of the seas and the treasures hidden in the sand.

  • Num 1:24-25
    2 verses
    66%

    24The descendants of Gad were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, all the males twenty years old or older, individually counted, all able to serve in the army.

    25The number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650.

  • Ps 60:7
    66%

    7That your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand and answer me.

  • Josh 13:24
    66%

    24Similarly, Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to the descendants of Gad according to their clans:

  • Mic 5:8
    66%

    8Your hand will be lifted up in victory over your adversaries, and all your enemies will be cut off.

  • Num 1:14
    66%

    14from the tribe of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

  • Gen 49:24
    66%

    24But his bow remained steady, and his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.

  • Num 32:29
    66%

    29Moses said to them, "If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben cross the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

  • 1 Chr 21:9
    66%

    9The LORD then spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,

  • 1 Chr 21:19
    66%

    19So David went up in obedience to the word that Gad had spoken in the name of the LORD.

  • Jer 49:19
    66%

    19Look, like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan to a permanent pasture, I will suddenly chase Edom from its land, and I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For who is like me, and who can summon me? What shepherd can stand before me?

  • 1 Chr 5:11
    65%

    11The sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of Bashan, as far as Salcah.

  • Josh 22:33
    65%

    33The Israelites were pleased with the report, and they praised God. They no longer talked about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and the Gadites lived.

  • Gen 49:27
    65%

    27Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.

  • Num 32:33-34
    2 verses
    65%

    33Then Moses gave to the sons of Gad, the sons of Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land with its cities and the territories surrounding them.

    34The sons of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, and Aroer—

  • 2 Sam 24:18
    65%

    18That day, Gad came to David and said to him, "Go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite."

  • Gen 48:20
    65%

    20On that day, he blessed them and said, 'By you, Israel will pronounce this blessing: May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.' So he placed Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

  • Job 39:21
    65%

    21It paws eagerly in the valley, rejoices in its strength, and charges into the battle.

  • Isa 34:17
    65%

    17He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it among them with the measuring line. They will possess it forever; from generation to generation, they will dwell there.

  • Ps 110:7
    65%

    7He will drink from a brook along the way; therefore He will lift up His head.

  • Deut 33:29
    65%

    29Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will come cringing to you, and you will tread on their high places.

  • Ps 17:12
    65%

    12They are like a lion eager to tear its prey, like a young lion crouching in hiding.

  • Ps 68:21
    64%

    21Our God is a God of salvation; the Sovereign LORD delivers from death.

  • 2 Chr 6:4
    64%

    4He said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and has fulfilled it with His hands, saying:

  • 1 Chr 21:11
    64%

    11So Gad went to David and said to him, "This is what the LORD says: ‘Take your choice: