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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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Psalms 2:8
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 2:8 · retained source text

Aske of me, and I shall giue thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the vttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

1611 marginal notePsal.72.8.

Psalms 44:3
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 44:3 · retained source text

For they got not the land in possession by their owne sword, neither did their owne arme saue them: but thy right hand, and thine arme, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a fauour vnto them.

Psalms 69:35
For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
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1611 witness · Psalms 69:35 · retained source text

For God will saue Sion, and will build the cities of Iudah, that they may dwell there, and haue it in possession.

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