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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

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First occurrence: Genesis 31:14

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Ezekiel 46:18
Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 46:18 · retained source text

Moreouer, the Prince shall not take of the peoples inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession: but hee shall giue his sonnes inheritance out of his owne possession, that my people be not scattered euery man from his possession.

Ezekiel 47:14
And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 47:14 · retained source text

And yee shall inherite it, one as well as an other: concerning the which I lifted vp mine hand to giue it vnto your fathers, and this land shal fall vnto you for inheritance.

1611 marginal noteOr, swore.

1611 marginal noteGen. 12.7. and 17.8. and 26.3. and 28.13.

Ezekiel 47:22
¶ And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 47:22 · retained source text

¶ And it shall come to passe, that yee shall diuide it by lot for an inheritance vnto you, and to the strangers that soiourne among you, which shall beget children among you, and they shall be vnto you as borne in the countrey among the children of Israel; they shall haue inheritance with you among the Tribes of Israel.

Ezekiel 47:23
And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 47:23 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe that in what Tribe the stranger soiourneth, there shall yee giue him his inheritance, saith the LORD God.

Ezekiel 48:29
This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 48:29 · retained source text

This is the land which ye shal diuide by lot vnto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the LORD God.

Matthew 21:38
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 21:38 · retained source text

But when the husbandmen saw the sonne, they said among themselues, This is the heire, come, let vs kill him, and let vs sease on his inheritance.

1611 marginal noteChap. 26.3. iohn. 11.53.

Mark 12:7
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 12:7 · retained source text

But those husbandmen said amongst themselues, This is the heire, come, let vs kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

Luke 12:13
¶ And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 12:13 · retained source text

¶ And one of the company saide vnto him, Master, speake to my brother, that he diuide the inheritance with me.

Luke 20:14
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 20:14 · retained source text

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselues, saying, This is y e heire, come, let vs kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

Acts 7:5
And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 7:5 · retained source text

And he gaue him none inheritance in it, no not so much as to set his foote on: yet he promised that he would giue it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

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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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