Genesis 48:16
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16 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm, bless the boys,
and in them let my name be perpetuated and the name of my ancestors Abraham and Isaac,
and let them grow into a multitude on the earth.”(A)
Psalm 34:22
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22 The Lord redeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.(A)
Joshua 17:17
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17 Then Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, “You are indeed a numerous people and have great power; you shall not have one lot only,
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Numbers 26:28-37
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28 The sons of Joseph by their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 The descendants of Manasseh: of Machir, the clan of the Machirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites. 30 These are the descendants of Gilead: of Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites; of Helek, the clan of the Helekites;(A) 31 and of Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites; 32 and of Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites. 33 Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, only daughters, and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These are the clans of Manasseh; the number of those enrolled was fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
35 These are the descendants of Ephraim according to their clans: of Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the clan of the Becherites; of Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites.(B) 36 And these are the descendants of Shuthelah: of Eran, the clan of the Eranites. 37 These are the clans of the Ephraimites by the number of those enrolled: thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the descendants of Joseph by their clans.(C)
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Genesis 49:22
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22 Joseph is a fruitful bough,[a]
a fruitful bough by a spring;
his branches run over the wall.[b](A)
Genesis 48:5
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5 Therefore your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are now mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are.(A)
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Genesis 28:13-15
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13 And the Lord stood beside him[a] and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring,(A) 14 and your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and all the families of the earth shall be blessed[b] in you and in your offspring.(B) 15 Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”(C)
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Hebrews 11:21
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21 By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, “bowing in worship over the top of his staff.”(A)
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2 Timothy 4:18
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18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.(A)
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Acts 15:17
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17 so that all other peoples may seek the Lord—
even all the gentiles over whom my name has been called.
Thus says the Lord, who has been making these things
John 17:15
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15 I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one.[a](A)
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- 17.15 Or from evil
Amos 9:12
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12 in order that they may possess the remnant of Edom
and all the nations who are called by my name,
says the Lord who does this.(A)
Isaiah 63:9
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9 in all their distress.
It was no messenger or angel
but his presence that saved them;
in his love and pity it was he who redeemed them;
he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.(A)
Psalm 121:7
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7 The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.(A)
Titus 2:14
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14 He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.(A)
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1 Corinthians 10:9
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9 We must not put Christ[a] to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents.(A)
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- 10.9 Other ancient authorities read the Lord
1 Corinthians 10:4
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4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.(A)
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Romans 8:23
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23 and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.(A)
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Acts 7:30-35
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30 “Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush. 31 When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he approached to look, there came the voice of the Lord: 32 ‘I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look.(A) 33 Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.(B) 34 I have surely seen the mistreatment of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them. Come now, I will send you to Egypt.’(C)
35 “It was this Moses whom they rejected when they said, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’ and whom God now sent as both ruler and liberator through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.(D)
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Matthew 6:13
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Malachi 3:1
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The Coming Messenger
3 See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Hosea 12:4-5
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4 He strove with the angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought his favor;
he met him at Bethel,
and there he spoke with him.[a](A)
5 The Lord the God of hosts,
the Lord is his name!
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- 12.4 Gk Syr: Heb us
Jeremiah 14:9
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9 Why should you be like someone confused,
like a mighty warrior who cannot give help?
Yet you, O Lord, are in the midst of us,
and we are called by your name;
do not forsake us!(A)
Isaiah 47:4
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4 Our Redeemer—the Lord of hosts is his name—
is the Holy One of Israel.(A)
Psalm 34:7
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7 The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him and delivers them.(A)
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