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blessed

Meaning of “blessed”

1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:22

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Genesis 26:12
Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 26:12 · retained source text

Then Isaac sowed in that land, and receiued in the same yeere an hundred fold: & the LORD blessed him.

1611 marginal noteHeb. found.

Genesis 26:29
That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 26:29 · retained source text

That thou wilt doe vs no hurt, as we haue not touched thee, and as we haue done vnto thee nothing but good, and haue sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. if thou shalt &c.

Genesis 27:23
And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 27:23 · retained source text

And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairie, as his brother Esaus hands: So he blessed him.

Genesis 27:27
And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed:
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 27:27 · retained source text

And hee came neere, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my sonne is as the smell of a field, which the LORD hath blessed.

Genesis 27:29
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 27:29 · retained source text

Let people serue thee, and nations bow downe to thee: bee LORD ouer thy brethren, & let thy mothers sonnes bow downe to thee: Cursed bee euery one that curseth thee, and blessed be hee that blesseth thee.

Genesis 27:33
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 27:33 · retained source text

And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? Where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I haue eaten of all before thou camest, and haue blessed him? yea and he shalbe blessed.

1611 marginal noteHebr. trembled with a great trembling greatly.

1611 marginal noteHebr. hunted.

Genesis 27:41
¶ And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
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1611 witness · Genesis 27:41 · retained source text

¶ And Esau hated Iacob, because of the blessing, wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The dayes of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Iacob.

1611 marginal noteObad. 10.

Genesis 28:1
AND Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 28:1 · retained source text

¶ And Isaac called Iacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and saide vnto him, Thou shalt not take a wife, of the daughters of Canaan.

Genesis 28:6
¶ When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 28:6 · retained source text

¶ When Esau sawe that Isaac had blessed Iacob, and sent him away to Padan-Aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him, he gaue him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

Genesis 28:14
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 28:14 · retained source text

And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the West, and to the East, and to the North, and to the South: and in thee, and in thy seed, shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

1611 marginal noteHeb. break forth.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 12.3.

1611 marginal noteCha. 12.3 and 18.18. and 22.18. and 26.4.

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