Deuteronomy 33:20

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Blessing on Gad Of Gad he said: Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad. Like a lioness he will dwell; he will tear at an arm– indeed, a scalp.

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  • Gen 49:19 : 19 Gad will be raided by marauding bands, but he will attack them at their heels.
  • Josh 13:8 : 8 Tribal Lands East of the Jordan The other half of Manasseh, Reuben, and Gad received their allotted tribal lands on east side of the Jordan, just as Moses, the LORD’s servant, had assigned them.
  • Josh 13:10 : 10 and all the cities of King Sihon of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon, and ended at the Ammonite border.
  • Josh 13:24-28 : 24 Moses assigned land to the tribe of Gad by its clans. 25 Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half of Ammonite territory as far as Aroer near Rabbah. 26 Their territory ran from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir. 27 It included the valley of Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, and the rest of the realm of King Sihon of Heshbon, the area east of the Jordan to the end of the Sea of Kinnereth. 28 The land allotted to the tribe of Gad by its clans included these cities and their towns.
  • 1 Chr 4:10 : 10 Jabez called out to the God of Israel,“If only you would greatly bless me and expand my territory! May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm so I might not endure pain!” God answered his prayer.
  • 1 Chr 5:18-21 : 18 The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war. 19 They attacked the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. 20 They received divine help in fighting them, and the Hagrites and all their allies were handed over to them. They cried out to God during the battle; he responded to their prayers because they trusted in him. 21 They seized the Hagrites’ animals, including 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also took captive 100,000 people.
  • 1 Chr 12:8-9 : 8 Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills. 9 Ezer was the leader, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third, 10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, 11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 13 Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbannai the eleventh. 14 These Gadites were military leaders; the least led a hundred men, the greatest a thousand.
  • 1 Chr 12:37-38 : 37 From the other side of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons. 38 All these men were warriors who were ready to march. They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become king.
  • Ps 18:19 : 19 He brought me out into a wide open place; he delivered me because he was pleased with me.
  • Ps 18:36 : 36 You widen my path; my feet do not slip.
  • Mic 5:8 : 8 Those survivors from Jacob will live among the nations, in the midst of many peoples. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which attacks when it passes through; it rips its prey and there is no one to stop it.
  • Gen 9:26-27 : 26 He also said,“Worthy of praise is the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem! 27 May God enlarge Japheth’s territory and numbers! May he live in the tents of Shem and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth!”

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  • Gen 49:19
    76%

    19Gad will be raided by marauding bands, but he will attack them at their heels.

  • 1 Chr 12:8
    73%

    8Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills.

  • Deut 33:21-23
    3 verses
    73%

    21He has selected the best part for himself, for the portion of the ruler is set aside there; he came with the leaders of the people, he obeyed the righteous laws of the LORD and his ordinances with Israel.

    22Blessing on Dan Of Dan he said: Dan is a lion’s cub; he will leap forth from Bashan.

    23Blessing on Naphtali Of Naphtali he said: O Naphtali, overflowing with favor, and full of the LORD’s blessing, possess the west and south.

  • Num 24:9
    72%

    9They crouch and lie down like a lion, and as a lioness, who can stir him? Blessed is the one who blesses you, and cursed is the one who curses you!’”

  • Ezek 48:27-28
    2 verses
    70%

    27Next to the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad will have one portion.

    28Next to the border of Gad, at the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the Stream of Egypt and on to the Great Sea.

  • Gen 30:11
    70%

    11Leah said,“How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.

  • Deut 33:11-12
    2 verses
    68%

    11Bless, O LORD, his goods, and be pleased with his efforts; undercut the legs of any who attack him, and of those who hate him, so that they cannot stand.

    12Blessing on Benjamin Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of the LORD will live safely by him; he protects him all the time, and the LORD places him on his chest.

  • Num 23:24
    68%

    24Indeed, the people will rise up like a lioness, and like a lion raises himself up; they will not lie down until they eat their prey, and drink the blood of the slain.”

  • Deut 33:7
    68%

    7Blessing on Judah And this is the blessing to Judah. He said, Listen, O LORD, to Judah’s voice, and bring him to his people. May his power be great, and may you help him against his foes.

  • Num 2:14
    68%

    14Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.

  • Num 32:1
    67%

    1The Petition of the Reubenites and Gadites Now the Reubenites and the Gadites possessed a very large number of cattle. When they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideal for cattle,

  • Ps 108:8
    67%

    8Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter.

  • Gen 49:8-9
    2 verses
    67%

    8Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, your father’s sons will bow down before you.

    9You are a lion’s cub, Judah, from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches and lies down like a lion; like a lioness– who will rouse him?

  • Josh 13:28
    67%

    28The land allotted to the tribe of Gad by its clans included these cities and their towns.

  • Deut 33:16-19
    4 verses
    67%

    16with the harvest of the earth and its fullness and the pleasure of him who resided in the burning bush. May blessing rest on Joseph’s head, and on the top of the head of the one set apart from his brothers.

    17May the firstborn of his bull bring him honor, and may his horns be those of a wild ox; with them may he gore all peoples, all the far reaches of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.

    18Blessing on Zebulun and Issachar Of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, when you go outside, and Issachar, when you are in your tents.

    19They will summon peoples to the mountain, there they will sacrifice proper sacrifices; for they will enjoy the abundance of the seas, and the hidden treasures of the shores.

  • Num 1:24-25
    2 verses
    66%

    24From the descendants of Gad: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

    25Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Gad were 45,650.

  • Ps 60:7
    66%

    7Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter.

  • Josh 13:24
    66%

    24Moses assigned land to the tribe of Gad by its clans.

  • Mic 5:8
    66%

    8Those survivors from Jacob will live among the nations, in the midst of many peoples. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which attacks when it passes through; it rips its prey and there is no one to stop it.

  • Num 1:14
    66%

    14from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

  • 1 Chr 6:80
    66%

    80Within the territory of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands,

  • Gen 49:24
    66%

    24But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Powerful One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

  • Num 32:29
    66%

    29Moses said to them:“If the Gadites and the Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, each one equipped for battle in the LORD’s presence, and you conquer the land, then you must allot them the territory of Gilead as their possession.

  • 1 Chr 21:9
    66%

    9The LORD told Gad, David’s prophet,

  • 1 Chr 21:19
    66%

    19So David went up as Gad instructed him to do in the name of the LORD.

  • Jer 49:19
    66%

    19“A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordan scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it. So too I will chase the Edomites off their land. Then I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For there is no one like me, and there is no one who can call me to account. There is no ruler who can stand up against me.

  • 1 Chr 5:11
    65%

    11Gad’s Descendants The descendants of Gad lived near them in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah.

  • Josh 22:33
    65%

    33The Israelites were satisfied with their report and gave thanks to God. They said nothing more about launching an attack to destroy the land in which the Reubenites and Gadites lived.

  • Gen 49:27
    65%

    27Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning devouring the prey, and in the evening dividing the plunder.”

  • Num 32:33-34
    2 verses
    65%

    33Land Assignment So Moses gave to the Gadites, the Reubenites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the realm of King Sihon of the Amorites, and the realm of King Og of Bashan, the entire land with its cities and the territory surrounding them.

    34The Gadites rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

  • 2 Sam 24:18
    65%

    18David Acquires a Threshing Floor and Constructs an Altar There So Gad went to David that day and told him,“Go up and build an altar for the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”

  • Gen 48:20
    65%

    20So he blessed them that day, saying,“By you will Israel bless, saying,‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’”So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

  • Job 39:21
    65%

    21It paws the ground in the valley, exulting mightily, it goes out to meet the weapons.

  • Isa 34:17
    65%

    17He assigns them their allotment; he measures out their assigned place. They will live there permanently; they will settle in it through successive generations.

  • Ps 110:7
    65%

    7From the stream along the road he drinks; then he lifts up his head.

  • Deut 33:29
    65%

    29You have joy, Israel! Who is like you? You are a people delivered by the LORD, your protective shield and your exalted sword. May your enemies cringe before you; may you trample on their backs.

  • Ps 17:12
    65%

    12He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.

  • Ps 68:21
    64%

    21Indeed God strikes the heads of his enemies, the hairy foreheads of those who persist in rebellion.

  • 2 Chr 6:4
    64%

    4He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.

  • 1 Chr 21:11
    64%

    11Gad went to David and told him,“This is what the LORD says:‘Pick one of these: