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Gen 49:15 — And he saw that rest [was] good, and the land that [it was] pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

rest		Jos 14:15; Jdg 3:11; 2Sa 7:1
bowed		Psa 81:6; Eze 29:18; Mat 23:4

Correlating Passages

rest

	Jos 14:15	And the name of Hebron before [was] Kirjatharba; [which Arba was] a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
	Jdg 3:11	And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
	2Sa 7:1	And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

bowed

	Psa 81:6	I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
	Eze 29:18	Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head [was] made bald, and every shoulder [was] peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:
	Mat 23:4	For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay [them] on men's shoulders; but they [themselves] will not move them with one of their fingers.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 49:15," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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