Deuteronomy 33:17
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 33
“His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”Deuteronomy 33:17
What Does Deuteronomy 33:17 Mean?
Deuteronomy 33:17 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 33, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 33:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Numbers 23:22“God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.”Psalms 44:5“Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.”1 Kings 22:11“And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.”Psalms 60:7“Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;”Genesis 48:19“And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.”Job 39:9“Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?”Numbers 24:8“God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.”1 Chronicles 5:1“Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.”Psalms 92:10“But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.”Genesis 41:51“And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.”Numbers 1:32“Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”Numbers 26:34“These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.”Numbers 26:37“These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.”2 Chronicles 18:10“And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.”Psalms 22:21“Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.”Psalms 29:6“He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.”Isaiah 34:7“And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.”Ezekiel 34:21“Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;”Hosea 5:3“I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.”Hosea 6:4“O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.”
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EphraimManassehEphraim (Territory)West Manasseh
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