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Hebrews 11:20
It was by faith that Isaac promised blessings for the future to his sons, Jacob and Esau.
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Genesis 27:25
Then Isaac said,“ Now, my son, bring me the wild game. Let me eat it, and then I will give you my blessing.” So Jacob took the food to his father, and Isaac ate it. He also drank the wine that Jacob served him.
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Genesis 49:28
These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he told his sons good bye. He blessed each one with an appropriate message.
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Genesis 48:9
“ Yes,” Joseph told him,“ these are the sons God has given me here in Egypt.” And Jacob said,“ Bring them closer to me, so I can bless them.”
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Joshua 22:6
So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went home.
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Genesis 28:3
May God Almighty bless you and give you many children. And may your descendants multiply and become many nations!
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Genesis 27:23
But he did not recognize Jacob, because Jacob’s hands felt hairy just like Esau’s. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob.
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Genesis 48:15-20
Then he blessed Joseph and said,“ May the God before whom my grandfather Abraham and my father, Isaac, walked— the God who has been my shepherd all my life, to this very day,the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may he bless these boys. May they preserve my name and the names of Abraham and Isaac. And may their descendants multiply greatly throughout the earth.”But Joseph was upset when he saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head. So Joseph lifted it to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.“ No, my father,” he said.“ This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”But his father refused.“ I know, my son; I know,” he replied.“ Manasseh will also become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”So Jacob blessed the boys that day with this blessing:“ The people of Israel will use your names when they give a blessing. They will say,‘ May God make you as prosperous as Ephraim and Manasseh.’” In this way, Jacob put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.
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Luke 2:34
Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother,“ This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall, and many others to rise. He has been sent as a sign from God, but many will oppose him.
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Genesis 24:60
They gave her this blessing as she parted:“ Our sister, may you become the mother of many millions! May your descendants be strong and conquer the cities of their enemies.”
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Leviticus 9:22-23
After that, Aaron raised his hands toward the people and blessed them. Then, after presenting the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down from the altar.Then Moses and Aaron went into the Tabernacle, and when they came back out, they blessed the people again, and the glory of the Lord appeared to the whole community.
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Genesis 14:19
Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing:“ Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.
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Genesis 27:7
‘ Bring me some wild game and prepare me a delicious meal. Then I will bless you in the Lord’s presence before I die.’
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Luke 24:51
While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven.
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Genesis 27:27
So Jacob went over and kissed him. And when Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he was finally convinced, and he blessed his son. He said,“ Ah! The smell of my son is like the smell of the outdoors, which the Lord has blessed!
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Genesis 27:31
Esau prepared a delicious meal and brought it to his father. Then he said,“ Sit up, my father, and eat my wild game so you can give me your blessing.”
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Deuteronomy 33:1-29
This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave to the people of Israel before his death:“ The Lord came from Mount Sinai and dawned upon us from Mount Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran and came from Meribah kadesh with flaming fire at his right hand.Indeed, he loves his people; all his holy ones are in his hands. They follow in his steps and accept his teaching.Moses gave us the Lord’s instruction, the special possession of the people of Israel.The Lord became king in Israel— when the leaders of the people assembled, when the tribes of Israel gathered as one.”Moses said this about the tribe of Reuben:“ Let the tribe of Reuben live and not die out, though they are few in number.”Moses said this about the tribe of Judah:“ O Lord, hear the cry of Judah and bring them together as a people. Give them strength to defend their cause; help them against their enemies!”Moses said this about the tribe of Levi:“ O Lord, you have given your Thummim and Urim— the sacred lots— to your faithful servants the Levites. You put them to the test at Massah and struggled with them at the waters of Meribah.The Levites obeyed your word and guarded your covenant. They were more loyal to you than to their own parents. They ignored their relatives and did not acknowledge their own children.They teach your regulations to Jacob; they give your instructions to Israel. They present incense before you and offer whole burnt offerings on the altar.Bless the ministry of the Levites, O Lord, and accept all the work of their hands. Hit their enemies where it hurts the most; strike down their foes so they never rise again.”Moses said this about the tribe of Benjamin:“ The people of Benjamin are loved by the Lord and live in safety beside him. He surrounds them continuously and preserves them from every harm.”Moses said this about the tribes of Joseph:“ May their land be blessed by the Lord with the precious gift of dew from the heavens and water from beneath the earth;with the rich fruit that grows in the sun, and the rich harvest produced each month;with the finest crops of the ancient mountains, and the abundance from the everlasting hills;with the best gifts of the earth and its bounty, and the favor of the one who appeared in the burning bush. May these blessings rest on Joseph’s head, crowning the brow of the prince among his brothers.Joseph has the majesty of a young bull; he has the horns of a wild ox. He will gore distant nations, even to the ends of the earth. This is my blessing for the multitudes of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh.”Moses said this about the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar:“ May the people of Zebulun prosper in their travels. May the people of Issachar prosper at home in their tents.They summon the people to the mountain to offer proper sacrifices there. They benefit from the riches of the sea and the hidden treasures in the sand.”Moses said this about the tribe of Gad:“ Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad’s territory! Gad is poised there like a lion to tear off an arm or a head.The people of Gad took the best land for themselves; a leader’s share was assigned to them. When the leaders of the people were assembled, they carried out the Lord’s justice and obeyed his regulations for Israel.”Moses said this about the tribe of Dan:“ Dan is a lion’s cub, leaping out from Bashan.”Moses said this about the tribe of Naphtali:“ O Naphtali, you are rich in favor and full of the Lord’s blessings; may you possess the west and the south.”Moses said this about the tribe of Asher:“ May Asher be blessed above other sons; may he be esteemed by his brothers; may he bathe his feet in olive oil.May the bolts of your gates be of iron and bronze; may you be secure all your days.”“ There is no one like the God of Israel. He rides across the heavens to help you, across the skies in majestic splendor.The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you. He drives out the enemy before you; he cries out,‘ Destroy them!’So Israel will live in safety, prosperous Jacob in security, in a land of grain and new wine, while the heavens drop down dew.How blessed you are, O Israel! Who else is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your protecting shield and your triumphant sword! Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will stomp on their backs!”
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Joshua 14:13
So Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave Hebron to him as his portion of land.
