'Possessions' in the Bible

Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, and the persons which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan; thus they came to the land of Canaan.

And the land could not sustain them while dwelling together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together.

They also took Lot, Abram’s nephew, and his possessions and departed, for he was living in Sodom.

He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the people.

But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with many possessions.

for he had possessions of flocks and herds and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him.

and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who belonged to Korah with their possessions.

but if they will not cross over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.”

Their possessions and settlements were Bethel with its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer with its towns, and Shechem with its towns as far as Ayyah with its towns,

Now the first who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites and the temple servants.

behold, the Lord is going to strike your people, your sons, your wives and all your possessions with a great calamity;

and they came against Judah and invaded it, and carried away all the possessions found in the king’s house together with his sons and his wives, so that no son was left to him except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

Josiah contributed to the lay people, to all who were present, flocks of lambs and young goats, all for the Passover offerings, numbering 30,000 plus 3,000 bulls; these were from the king’s possessions.

Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the leaders and the elders, all his possessions should be forfeited and he himself excluded from the assembly of the exiles.

I also shook out the front of my garment and said, “Thus may God shake out every man from his house and from his possessions who does not fulfill this promise; even thus may he be shaken out and emptied.” And all the assembly said, “Amen!” And they praised the Lord. Then the people did according to this promise.

Letters were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces to destroy, to kill and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to seize their possessions as plunder.

His possessions also were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

Have You not made a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

“The increase of his house will depart;His possessions will flow away in the day of His anger.

O Lord, how many are Your works!In wisdom You have made them all;The earth is full of Your possessions.

He made him lord of his houseAnd ruler over all his possessions,

In a time of tranquility he will enter the richest parts of the realm, and he will accomplish what his fathers never did, nor his ancestors; he will distribute plunder, booty and possessions among them, and he will devise his schemes against strongholds, but only for a time.

“But on Mount Zion there will be those who escape,And it will be holy.And the house of Jacob will possess their possessions.

Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are undisturbed.

Then He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”

“Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.

Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.

Now He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions.

Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.”

and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.

And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.