Numbers 6:23

God commands Aaron and his sons, the priests, to bless Israel with these specific words.

Cross-references · 23

• 1 Chr 23:13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
• Gen 48:20So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
• Deut 21:5And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
• Heb 7:1This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
• Gen 14:19–20and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
• Gen 27:27–29So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.
• Luke 24:50–51When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
• Gen 47:7Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
• 2 Jn 1:3Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love.
• Lev 9:22–23Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them. And having made the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down.
• 2 Cor 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
• Heb 11:20–21By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
• Gen 28:3–4May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
• Gen 47:10Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from his presence.
• Josh 8:33All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
• Deut 10:8At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.
• 1 Cor 1:3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Pet 1:2–3Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
• 1 Pet 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
• Rom 1:7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Heb 7:7And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.
• Deut 33:1This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.
• Gen 24:60And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”

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