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Deu 33:17 — His glory [is like] the firstling of his bullock, and his horns [are like] the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they [are] the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they [are] the thousands of Manasseh.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

the firstling		1Ch 5:1
his horns		Num 23:22; Num 24:8; Job 39:9,10; Psa 22:21; Psa 29:6; Psa 92:10; Isa 34:7
unicorns		Heb. an unicorn.
he shall push		1Ki 22:11; 2Ch 18:10; Psa 44:5
the ten thousands		Gen 48:19; Num 26:34,37; Hsa 5:3; Hsa 6:4; Hsa 7:1

Correlating Passages

the firstling

1Ch 5:1

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he [was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

his horns

	Num 23:22	God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
	Num 24:8	God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce [them] through with his arrows.
	Job 39:9	Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
	Job 39:10	Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
	Psa 22:21	Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
	Psa 29:6	He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
	Psa 92:10	But my horn shalt thou exalt like [the horn of] an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
	Isa 34:7	And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.

he shall push

	1Ki 22:11	And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
	2Ch 18:10	And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.
	Psa 44:5	Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

the ten thousands

	Gen 48:19	And his father refused, and said, I know [it], my son, I know [it]: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
	Num 26:34	These [are] the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.
	Num 26:37	These [are] the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These [are] the sons of Joseph after their families.
	Hsa 5:3	I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, [and] Israel is defiled.
	Hsa 6:4	O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness [is] as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
	Hsa 7:1	When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, [and] the troop of robbers spoileth without.

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Scott, Thomas. "Deuteronomy 33:17," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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