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Deu 33:20 — And of Gad he said, Blessed [be] he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Blessed		Gen 9:26,27; Jos 13:8,10,24-28; 1Ch 4:10; 1Ch 12:8,37,38; Psa 18:19,36
he dwelleth		1Ch 5:18-21; 1Ch 12:8-14
teareth		Mic 5:8

Correlating Passages

Blessed

	Gen 9:26	And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
	Gen 9:27	God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
	Jos 13:8	With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, [even] as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;
	Jos 13:10	And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;
	Jos 13:24	And Moses gave [inheritance] unto the tribe of Gad, [even] unto the children of Gad according to their families.
	Jos 13:25	And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that [is] before Rabbah;
	Jos 13:26	And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
	Jos 13:27	And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and [his] border, [even] unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
	Jos 13:28	This [is] the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.
	1Ch 4:10	And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep [me] from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
	1Ch 12:8	And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, [and] men of war [fit] for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces [were like] the faces of lions, and [were] as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
	1Ch 12:37	And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.
	1Ch 12:38	All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel [were] of one heart to make David king.
	Psa 18:19	He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
	Psa 18:36	Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

he dwelleth

	1Ch 5:18	The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, [were] four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.
	1Ch 5:19	And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.
	1Ch 5:20	And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that [were] with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
	1Ch 5:21	And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.
	1Ch 12:8	And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, [and] men of war [fit] for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces [were like] the faces of lions, and [were] as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
	1Ch 12:9	Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
	1Ch 12:10	Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
	1Ch 12:11	Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
	1Ch 12:12	Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
	1Ch 12:13	Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
	1Ch 12:14	These [were] of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least [was] over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.

teareth

Mic 5:8

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

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Scott, Thomas. "Deuteronomy 33:20," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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