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possess

Meaning of “possess”

To have, hold, occupy, obtain, or take as one's own.

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106 occurrences98 verses23 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 22:17

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Genesis 22:17
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That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 22:17 · retained source text

That in blessing I will blesse thee, and in multiplying, I will multiply thy seed as the starres of the heauen, and as the sand which is vpon the sea shore, and thy seed shall possesse the gate of his enemies.

1611 marginal noteHeb. lippe.

Genesis 24:60
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And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
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1611 witness · Genesis 24:60 · retained source text

And they blessed Rebekah, and said vnto her, Thou art our sister, bee thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possesse the gate of those which hate them.

Complete reference index — all 98 verses
Genesis 22:17Genesis 24:60Leviticus 20:24Numbers 13:30Numbers 14:24Numbers 27:11Numbers 33:53Deuteronomy 1:8Deuteronomy 1:21Deuteronomy 1:39Deuteronomy 2:24Deuteronomy 2:31Deuteronomy 3:18Deuteronomy 3:20Deuteronomy 4:1Deuteronomy 4:5Deuteronomy 4:14Deuteronomy 4:22Deuteronomy 4:26Deuteronomy 5:31Deuteronomy 5:33Deuteronomy 6:1Deuteronomy 6:18Deuteronomy 7:1Deuteronomy 8:1Deuteronomy 9:1Deuteronomy 9:4Deuteronomy 9:5Deuteronomy 9:6Deuteronomy 9:23Deuteronomy 10:11Deuteronomy 11:8Deuteronomy 11:10Deuteronomy 11:11Deuteronomy 11:23Deuteronomy 11:29Deuteronomy 11:31Deuteronomy 12:1Deuteronomy 12:2Deuteronomy 12:29Deuteronomy 15:4Deuteronomy 17:14Deuteronomy 18:14Deuteronomy 19:2Deuteronomy 19:14Deuteronomy 21:1Deuteronomy 23:20Deuteronomy 25:19Deuteronomy 28:21Deuteronomy 28:63Deuteronomy 30:5Deuteronomy 30:16Deuteronomy 30:18Deuteronomy 31:3Deuteronomy 31:13Deuteronomy 32:47Deuteronomy 33:23Joshua 1:11Joshua 18:3Joshua 23:5Joshua 24:4Joshua 24:8Judges 2:6Judges 11:23Judges 11:24Judges 18:91 Kings 21:181 Chronicles 28:8Ezra 9:11Nehemiah 9:15Nehemiah 9:23Job 7:3Job 13:26Isaiah 14:2Isaiah 14:21Isaiah 34:11Isaiah 34:17Isaiah 57:13Isaiah 61:7Jeremiah 30:3Ezekiel 7:24Ezekiel 33:25Ezekiel 33:26Ezekiel 35:10Ezekiel 36:12Daniel 7:18Hosea 9:6Amos 2:10Amos 9:12Obadiah 1:17Obadiah 1:19Obadiah 1:20Habakkuk 1:6Zephaniah 2:9Zechariah 8:12Luke 18:12Luke 21:191 Thessalonians 4:4

Where “possess” appears

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Genesis2 occurrences
2 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers4 occurrences
4 versesDeuteronomy52 occurrences
50 versesJoshua6 occurrences
5 versesJudges6 occurrences
4 verses1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseEzra1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesJob2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah6 occurrences
6 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel5 occurrences
5 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verseAmos2 occurrences
2 versesObadiah6 occurrences
3 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 verses1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
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