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Wisdom of Ben Sira 44:22-23
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 44:22-23
New Catholic Bible
Isaac and Jacob or the Birth of the Twelve Tribes[a]
22 To Isaac also, God gave the same assurance
for the sake of Abraham his father.
23 He caused the blessing of all people and the covenant
to rest on the head of Jacob.
He acknowledged him with his blessings
and gave him the land as his inheritance.
He divided the land into portions
and distributed them to the twelve tribes.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 44:22 It is the remembrance of Isaac and Jacob that will be evoked to explain the ideal structure of the people of Israel.
