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possession

Meaning of “possession”

The state of having or holding; something owned, occupied, or controlled.

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104 occurrences91 verses15 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 17:8

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Deuteronomy 2:5
Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 2:5 · retained source text

Meddle not with them, for I will not giue you of their land, no not so much as a foote breadth, because I haue giuen mount Seir vnto Esau for a possession.

1611 marginal noteHebr. euen to the treading of the sole of the foote.

1611 marginal noteGene. 36.8.

Deuteronomy 2:9
And the Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 2:9 · retained source text

And the LORD said vnto mee, Distresse not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battell: for I wil not giue thee of their land for a possession, because I haue giuen Ar vnto the children of Lot for a possession.

1611 marginal noteOr, vse no hostilitie against Moab.

Deuteronomy 2:12
The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the Lord gave unto them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 2:12 · retained source text

The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime, but the children of Esau succeeded them when they had destroyed them from before them, & dwelt in their stead, as Israel did vnto the land of his possession, which the LORD gaue vnto them.

1611 marginal noteHebr. inherited them.

1611 marginal noteOr, roome.

1611 marginal noteGen. 36.20.

Deuteronomy 2:19
And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 2:19 · retained source text

And when thou commest nigh ouer against the children of Ammon, distresse them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not giue thee of the lande of the children of Ammon any possession, because I haue giuen it vnto the children of Lot for a possession:

Deuteronomy 3:20
Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the Lord your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 3:20 · retained source text

Untill the LORD haue giuen rest vnto your brethren, as well as vnto you, and vntill they also possesse the land which the LORD your God hath giuen them beyond Iordan: and then shall ye returne euery man vnto his possession, which I haue giuen you.

1611 marginal noteIosh. 22.4.

Deuteronomy 11:6
And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 11:6 · retained source text

And what he did vnto Dathan, and Abiram, the sonnes of Eliab the sonne of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them vp, and their housholds, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession in the middest of all Israel.

1611 marginal noteOr, liuing substance which followed them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. was at their feet.

1611 marginal noteNum. 16.31. and 27.3. psal. 106.17.

Deuteronomy 32:49
Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:49 · retained source text

Get thee vp into this mountaine Abarim, vnto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is ouer against Iericho, and behold the land of Canaan which I giue vnto the children of Israel for a possession:

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