Genesis 50:24
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24 And Joseph said to his brethren, “I am dying; but (A)God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land (B)of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
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Exodus 3:16-17
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16 Go and (A)gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, (B)“I have surely visited you and seen what is done to you in Egypt; 17 and I have said (C)I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’
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Genesis 35:12
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12 The (A)land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land.”
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Genesis 28:13
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13 (A)And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: (B)“I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; (C)the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.
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Genesis 48:21
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21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but (A)God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.
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Genesis 46:4
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4 (A)I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely (B)bring you up again; and (C)Joseph [a]will put his hand on your eyes.”
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- Genesis 46:4 Will close your eyes when you die
Genesis 15:18
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18 On the same day the Lord (A)made a covenant with Abram, saying:
(B)“To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates—
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Genesis 15:7
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7 Then He said to him, “I am the Lord, who (A)brought you out of (B)Ur of the Chaldeans, (C)to give you this land to inherit it.”
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Genesis 13:17
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17 Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you.”
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Genesis 13:15
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15 for all the land which you see (A)I give to you and (B)your [a]descendants forever.
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- Genesis 13:15 Lit. seed
Hebrews 11:22
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22 By faith (A)Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.
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Genesis 15:14-16
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14 And also the nation whom they serve (A)I will judge; afterward (B)they shall come out with great possessions. 15 Now as for you, (C)you shall [a]go (D)to your fathers in peace; (E)you shall be buried at a good old age. 16 But (F)in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity (G)of the Amorites (H)is not yet complete.”
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- Genesis 15:15 Die and join your ancestors
Genesis 12:7
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7 (A)Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, (B)“To your [a]descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an (C)altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.
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- Genesis 12:7 Lit. seed
Hebrews 9:27
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27 (A)And as it is appointed for men to die once, (B)but after this the judgment,
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Romans 5:12
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Death in Adam, Life in Christ(A)
12 Therefore, just as (B)through one man sin entered the world, and (C)death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—
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Ecclesiastes 12:7
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7 (A)Then the dust will return to the earth as it was,
(B)And the spirit will return to God (C)who gave it.
Ecclesiastes 12:5
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5 Also they are afraid of height,
And of terrors in the way;
When the almond tree blossoms,
The grasshopper is a burden,
And desire fails.
For man goes to (A)his eternal home,
And (B)the mourners go about the streets.
Job 30:23
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23 For I know that You will bring me to death,
And to the house (A)appointed for all living.
Deuteronomy 6:10
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Caution Against Disobedience
10 “So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He [a]swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities (A)which you did not build,
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- Deuteronomy 6:10 promised
Deuteronomy 1:8
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8 See, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land which the Lord [a]swore to your fathers—to (A)Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give to them and their descendants after them.’
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- Deuteronomy 1:8 promised
Numbers 32:11
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11 ‘Surely none of the men who came up from Egypt, (A)from twenty years old and above, shall see the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because (B)they have not wholly followed Me,
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Exodus 33:1
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The Command to Leave Sinai
33 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Depart and go up from here, you (A)and the people whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, (B)‘To your descendants I will give it.’
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Exodus 4:31
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31 So the people (A)believed; and when they heard that the Lord had (B)visited the children of Israel and that He (C)had looked on their affliction, then (D)they bowed their heads and worshiped.
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Genesis 50:5
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5 (A)‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am dying; in my grave (B)which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come back.’ ”
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