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inheritance

Meaning of “inheritance”

A possession, portion, or heritage received by descent, allotment, promise, or divine gift.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
239 occurrences203 verses33 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 31:14

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Joshua 18:20
And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 18:20 · retained source text

And Iordane was the border of it on the East side: this was the inheritance of the children of Beniamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.

Joshua 18:28
And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 18:28 · retained source text

And Zela, Eleph, and Iebusi, (which is Ierusalem) Gibeath, and Kiriath, foureteene cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Beniamin according to their families.

Joshua 19:1
AND the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 19:1 · retained source text

¶ And the second lot came foorth to Simeon, euen for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Iudah.

Joshua 19:2
And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 19:2 · retained source text

And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,

Joshua 19:8
And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 19:8 · retained source text

And all the villages that were round about these cities, to Baalath-Beer, Ramath of the South: This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

Joshua 19:9
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.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 19:9 · retained source text

Out of the portion of the children of Iudah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Iudah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

Joshua 19:10
¶ And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 19:10 · retained source text

¶ And the third lot came vp for the children of Zebulun, according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was vnto Sarid.

Joshua 19:16
This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 19:16 · retained source text

This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

Joshua 19:23
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 19:23 · retained source text

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities, and their villages.

Joshua 19:31
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 19:31 · retained source text

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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Historical definitions

An estate or possession received by hereditary right; a possession that may descend to an heir; an estate given by donation or divine appropriation; that which is possessed or enjoyed.

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