BENEDICTIONS

→ Divinely appointed De 10:8; 21:5; Nu 6:23-26

→ By God

• Upon creatures he had made Ge 1:22

• Upon man Ge 1:28

• Upon Noah Ge 9:1,2

→ INSTANCES OF

• By Melchizedek. upon Abraham Ge 14:19,20; Heb 7:7

• By Bethuel's household, upon Rebekah Ge 24:60

• By Isaac

Upon Jacob Ge 27:23-29,37; 28:1-4

Upon Esau Ge 27:39,40

• By Jacob

Upon Pharaoh Ge 47:7-10

Upon Joseph's sons Ge 48

Upon his own sons Ge 49

• By Moses, upon the tribes of Israel De 33

• By Aaron Le 9:22,23

• By half the tribes, who stood on Mount Gerizim De 11:29,30; 27:11-13; Jos 8:33

• By Joshua

Upon Caleb Jos 14:13

Upon the Reubenites and Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh Jos 22:6,7

• By Naomi, upon Ruth and Orpah Ru 1:8,9

• By the people, upon Ruth Ru 4:11,12

• By Eli, upon Elkanah 1Sa 2:20

• By David

Upon the people 2Sa 6:18

Upon Barzillai 2Sa 19:39

• By Araunah, upon David 2Sa 24:23

• By Solomon, upon the people 1Ki 8:14,55-58; 2Ch 6:3

• By Simeon, upon Jesus Lu 2:34

• By Jesus, upon his followers Lu 24:50

→ LEVITICAL, FORMS OF Nu 6:23-26

→ APOSTOLIC, FORMS OF 1Co 1:3; 2Co 1:2; Ga 1:3; Eph 1:2; Php 1:2; Col 1:2; 1Th 1:1; 2Th 1:2; 2Ti 1:2; Phm 1:3; Ro 1:7; 15:5,6,13,33; 16:20,24; 1Co 16:23; 2Co 13:14; Ga 6:16,18; Eph 6:23,24; Php 4:23; 1Th 5:28; 2Th 3:16,18; 1Ti 1:2; 6:21; 2Ti 4:22; Tit 3:15; Phm 1:25; Heb 13:20,21,25; 1Pe 1:2; 5:10,11,14; 2Pe 1:2-4; 2Jo 1:3; Jude 1:2; Re 22:21