100 Bible Verses About Heritage

The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.

All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.

And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.

And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.

Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever:

And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;

And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth–el, he and all the people that were with him.

And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,

Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the Lord God of their fathers.

And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.

And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.

And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.

These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.

One shall say, I am the Lord’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.

And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;

The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer–sheba unto this day.

Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.

And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

And Samuel said unto the people, It is the Lord that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

Judah became His sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.

Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.

And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.

And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.

Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.

Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites.

And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth–shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:

All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,

And she named the child I–chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.

Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you,

And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the Lord;

And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:

Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.

So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath–jearim.

Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?

The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.

The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.

And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.

Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.

And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher.

Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:

For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

Amon his son, Josiah his son.

Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth–baal, and Beth–baal–meon,

And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz.

But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.

And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.

Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.

Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.

For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.