Deuteronomy 33:20

Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 33

“And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.”Deuteronomy 33:20

What Does Deuteronomy 33:20 Mean?

Deuteronomy 33:20 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 33, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (17)

These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 33:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Genesis 49:19“Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.”Psalms 7:2“Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.”Jeremiah 2:16“Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.”Genesis 30:11“And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.”Numbers 23:24“Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.”1 Chronicles 12:8“And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;”Genesis 9:26“And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.”Genesis 46:16“And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.”Joshua 13:8“With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;”Joshua 13:10“And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;”Joshua 13:24“And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.”1 Chronicles 4:10“And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.”1 Chronicles 5:18“The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.”1 Chronicles 12:37“And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.”Psalms 18:19“He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.”Psalms 18:36“Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.”Micah 5:8“And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.”

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