Inheritance
31 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
Figurative
- Psalm 37:29 The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
- Acts 20:32 And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
- Acts 26:18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
- Romans 8:16–17 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. …
- Ephesians 1:11–14 In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will, …
- Titus 3:7 so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.
- Hebrews 1:14 Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Provisions for Inheritance Under Levirate Marriages
- Genesis 38:7–11 But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death. …
- Numbers 36:6–9 This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: They may marry anyone they please, provided they marry within a clan of the tribe of their father. …
- Deuteronomy 25:5–10 When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her. …
- Ruth 3:1–8 One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you? …
- Ruth 4:7–17 Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party, and this was a confirmation in Israel. …
Unclassified Scriptures Relating To
- Genesis 15:3 Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
- Genesis 21:9–11 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son, …
- Genesis 24:36 My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age, and my master has given him everything he owns.
- Genesis 25:5–6 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac. …
- Genesis 48:21–22 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers. …
- Numbers 27:6–11 and the LORD answered him, …
- Deuteronomy 21:15–17 If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, …
- 1 Kings 21:3 But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”
- 2 Chronicles 21:3 Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
- Job 42:15 No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.
- Proverbs 17:2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
- Proverbs 20:21 An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
- Ecclesiastes 2:18–19 I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me. …
- Jeremiah 32:6–8 Jeremiah replied, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying: …
- Ezekiel 46:16–18 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons as an inheritance, it will belong to his descendants. It will become their property by inheritance. …
- Luke 15:12 The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
- Luke 15:25–31 Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing. …
- Galatians 3:15 Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.
- Hebrews 9:16–17 In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it, …
Related topics
HeirJoy of the Father, when his Prodigal Son ReturnedRuth
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.