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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Temporal Blessings
• Spiritual Blessings
• Blessing
Thompson Chain Reference
• Faith's Blessing
• Delayed Blessings
• Blessings-Afflictions
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The Topic Concordance
• Blessings
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Kingdom; Blessings
• Jews a Blessing
• Blessing God, the Lord
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Blessed, the
Dictionaries
American Church Dictionary
• Mary, the Blessed Virgin
• Blessing of Peace, the
• Blessed Virgin Mary
American Tract Society
• Blessing
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Blessing
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Blessing
Chabad Knowledge Base
• Blessing
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Bless
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Blessing
Spurgeon's Illustration Collection
• Doing Good: a Blessing to Ourselves
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Blessing and Cursing
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Blessing
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Blessing (2)
• Blessing
King James Dictionary
• Blessing
• Blessed
• Bless
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Blessing
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Whiting, Richard, Blessed
• Webster, Augustine, Blessed
• Walworth, James, Blessed
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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
• Bless
People's Bible Dictionary
• Blessing
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Bless, Blessed, Blessedness, Blessing
• Blessed
• Bless
Webster Dictionary
• Blessing
• Blessed Thistle
• Blessed
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Bless
Encyclopedias
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Bless
• Blessed
• Blessing
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Blessing
• Blessing Valley of
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Anthony the Blessed
• Atto, the Blesse
• Bless
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Islands of the Blessed
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Apostolic Blessing
• Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
• Blessed Albert
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Blessing and Cursing
• Blessing of Children
• Blessing, Jacob's
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Lexicons
• ܒ݁ܽܘܪܟ݁ܬ݂ܳܐ
• ܒ݁ܪܺܝܟ݂ܳܐ
• ܒ݁ܰܪܶܟ݂
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• Benedictio; or Blessing
Girdleston's OT Synonyms
• Praise, Blessing
• ἐνευλογέω
• εὐλογέω , κατευλογέω
• εὐλογητός
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• אָשַׁר , אָשַׁר
• אֶשֶׁר , אַשְׁרֵי
• בָּרַךְ , בָּרַךְ
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There are two distinct applications of the word 'blessing.' God blesses His people, and His people bless God, the same word being constantly used for both. It is obvious therefore that it must be understood in more senses than one. Again, we read that "the less [or inferior] is blessed of the better," Hebrews 7:7; and though this refers to Melchisedec blessing Abraham, the same thing is true respecting God and His creatures: in bestowing favours God is the only one who can bless. The Christian can say, God hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in the heavenlies in Christ," Ephesians 1:3; but the same verse says, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ," meaning "Thanks be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." This signification is further made clear by the records of the institution of the Lord's supper. In Matthew and Mark the Lord took bread, and 'blessed.' In Luke and in 1 Corinthians 11:24 He took bread and 'gave thanks.' "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights." James 1:17 . This is God blessing us, and for which we in return bless God by giving thanks, by praise and worship.