Bible Verses About Family Legacy

Bible Verses AboutFamily Legacy

Bible verses about Family Legacy

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Exploring family legacy through scripture reveals a profound tapestry woven with threads of faith, responsibility, and enduring love. Understanding our biblical heritage illuminates the importance of passing down not just material possessions, but also spiritual values and unwavering devotion to God. The verses highlighted here offer guidance on building a legacy that honors God, nurtures future generations, and reflects His grace. As we delve into these passages, may we find inspiration to create a lasting impact rooted in righteousness, leaving behind a heritage of faith that echoes through eternity. Let the Word shape our understanding of what truly matters.

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And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

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Genesis 27:46KJV
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But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

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Leviticus 25:34KJV
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He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

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Proverbs 19:26KJV
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And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

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Genesis 27:46KJV
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But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

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Leviticus 25:34KJV
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Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:

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Numbers 20:25KJV
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But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.

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Genesis 47:30KJV
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And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

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Genesis 48:1KJV
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And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

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Genesis 17:7KJV
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And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:

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Genesis 47:29KJV
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And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

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Genesis 21:13KJV
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And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

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Genesis 24:2KJV
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The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

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Genesis 48:16KJV
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And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

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Ruth 4:20KJV
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So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

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Numbers 36:7KJV
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After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.

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Job 42:16KJV
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And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:

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Genesis 47:29KJV
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These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.

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Joshua 13:32KJV
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And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

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Genesis 48:9KJV
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But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the Lord before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the Lord.

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Joshua 22:27KJV
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And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

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Ruth 4:20KJV
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But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the Lord before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the Lord.

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Joshua 22:27KJV
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And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

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Genesis 27:1KJV
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After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.

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Job 42:16KJV
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And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

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Genesis 21:30KJV
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If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

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Psalms 132:12KJV
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And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.

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Numbers 27:8KJV
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And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.

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Numbers 27:9KJV
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And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

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Genesis 24:5KJV
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And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.

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Leviticus 25:46KJV
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And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.

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Ruth 4:9KJV
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And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.

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Genesis 24:36KJV
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And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

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Genesis 46:27KJV
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And the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

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Numbers 26:59KJV
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The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the Lord in their third generation.

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Deuteronomy 23:8KJV
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He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

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Proverbs 19:26KJV
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And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:

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Genesis 24:40KJV
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Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:

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Deuteronomy 21:16KJV
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And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

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Genesis 23:20KJV
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Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead.

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Joshua 17:6KJV
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And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

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Genesis 24:6KJV
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And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

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Genesis 49:29KJV
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And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

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Genesis 21:13KJV
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Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.

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2 Samuel 19:37KJV
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And Saul’s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:

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2 Samuel 4:2KJV
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That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:

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Psalms 144:12KJV
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Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

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Genesis 11:27KJV
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And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

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Genesis 48:9KJV
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Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.

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Numbers 26:11KJV
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And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.

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Ruth 4:9KJV
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And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.

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Joshua 14:13KJV
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Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

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2 Samuel 10:2KJV
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Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

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Psalms 112:3KJV
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And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

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Genesis 9:26KJV
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And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

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Genesis 11:23KJV
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And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

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Genesis 24:5KJV
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And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

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Genesis 5:7KJV
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And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:

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Genesis 47:29KJV
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And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

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Genesis 21:12KJV
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The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

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1 Chronicles 2:9KJV
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And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.

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Genesis 49:33KJV
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And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.

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Genesis 47:31KJV
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And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.

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Numbers 27:8KJV
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And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.

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Numbers 27:9KJV
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And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

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Genesis 46:27KJV
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And the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

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Numbers 26:59KJV
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And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.

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Numbers 10:8KJV
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And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir–shemesh,

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Joshua 19:41KJV
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For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

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Genesis 26:15KJV
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Nevertheless for David’s sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:

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1 Kings 15:4KJV
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Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

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Genesis 48:10KJV
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Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the Lord hath spoken.

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Genesis 24:51KJV
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And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

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Genesis 9:26KJV
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And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

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Genesis 11:23KJV
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To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.

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Numbers 26:54KJV
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This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

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Joshua 19:31KJV
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And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

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Joshua 24:4KJV
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Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.

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Numbers 27:3KJV
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And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

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Genesis 24:2KJV
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And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

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Genesis 11:25KJV
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But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the Lord before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the Lord.

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Joshua 22:27KJV
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After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.

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Job 42:16KJV
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And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs; four cities.

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Joshua 21:22KJV
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Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.

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1 Samuel 8:2KJV
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And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.

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Leviticus 25:46KJV
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And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

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Genesis 48:9KJV
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And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:

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Genesis 25:19KJV
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And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

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Genesis 23:20KJV
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And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

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Genesis 21:13KJV
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Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.

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2 Samuel 19:37KJV
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And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

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Genesis 50:1KJV
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Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master’s son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.

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2 Samuel 9:9KJV
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That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:

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Psalms 144:12KJV
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And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

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Genesis 24:3KJV
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And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

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Genesis 23:20KJV
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And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai–roi.

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Genesis 25:11KJV
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For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:

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Numbers 34:14KJV
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But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;

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Psalms 103:17KJV
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Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

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Joshua 19:9KJV
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To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.

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Numbers 26:54KJV
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I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.

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Ecclesiastes 4:15KJV
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And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?

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2 Samuel 9:1KJV
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And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

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Genesis 48:14KJV
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The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

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Genesis 48:16KJV
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And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

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Numbers 26:33KJV
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And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

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Genesis 4:17KJV
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And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

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Joshua 17:4KJV
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And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

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Genesis 24:6KJV
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And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

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1 Chronicles 2:11KJV
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Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

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Genesis 11:27KJV
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And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these?

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Genesis 48:8KJV
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And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

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Genesis 9:26KJV
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And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

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Genesis 11:23KJV
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And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

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Genesis 21:3KJV
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And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

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Genesis 23:20KJV
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That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:

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Psalms 144:12KJV
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And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

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Ruth 4:20KJV
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So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

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Numbers 36:7KJV
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And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

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Joshua 24:4KJV
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And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

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Genesis 48:1KJV
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And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.

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Numbers 32:40KJV
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These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.

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Joshua 13:32KJV
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His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

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Psalms 89:36KJV
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And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:

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Genesis 47:29KJV
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And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.

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Ruth 4:9KJV
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And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.

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Joshua 13:24KJV
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And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

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Genesis 23:20KJV
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And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:

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Genesis 25:19KJV
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And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

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Genesis 27:46KJV
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My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

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Proverbs 6:20KJV
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And they said, The Lord commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.

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Numbers 36:2KJV

Reflection

Contemplating Family Legacy

The Bible verses exploring family legacy paint a profound picture of intergenerational impact, responsibility, and blessing. They reveal that our actions, faith, and values resonate far beyond our own lifetimes, shaping the spiritual and moral landscape for generations to come. From the covenant promises extended to Abraham's descendants to the emphasis on parental instruction in Proverbs, Scripture underscores the power we wield in molding future families. Meditating on these verses encourages intentional living, prompting us to examine the legacy we are creating. Are we building a foundation of faith, love, and integrity? Ultimately, cultivating a godly family legacy requires consistent effort, prayerful discernment, and a commitment to passing on the timeless truths of God's Word, ensuring that our families continue to thrive in His grace for years to come.

May these verses about family legacy bring wisdom and guidance to your spiritual journey

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