Bible Cross References
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Numbers 13:27
They told Moses, "We explored the land and found it to be rich and fertile; and here is some of its fruit.
Numbers 13:28
But the people who live there are powerful, and their cities are very large and well fortified. Even worse, we saw the descendants of the giants there.
Deuteronomy 3:5
All these towns were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars to lock the gates, and there were also many villages without walls.
Deuteronomy 6:10-12
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"Just as the LORD your God promised your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, he will give you a land with large and prosperous cities which you did not build.
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The houses will be full of good things which you did not put in them, and there will be wells that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive orchards that you did not plant. When the LORD brings you into this land and you have all you want to eat,
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make certain that you do not forget the LORD who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves.
Deuteronomy 9:1-3
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"Listen, people of Israel! Today you are about to cross the Jordan River and occupy the land belonging to nations greater and more powerful than you. Their cities are large, with walls that reach the sky.
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The people themselves are tall and strong; they are giants, and you have heard it said that no one can stand against them.
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But now you will see for yourselves that the LORD your God will go ahead of you like a raging fire. He will defeat them as you advance, so that you will drive them out and destroy them quickly, as he promised.
a fat land
Nehemiah 9:35
With your blessing, kings ruled your people when they lived in the broad, fertile land you gave them; but they failed to turn from sin and serve you.
Deuteronomy 8:7-10
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The LORD your God is bringing you into a fertile land---a land that has rivers and springs, and underground streams gushing out into the valleys and hills;
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a land that produces wheat and barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and honey.
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There you will never go hungry or ever be in need. Its rocks have iron in them, and from its hills you can mine copper.
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You will have all you want to eat, and you will give thanks to the LORD your God for the fertile land that he has given you.
Deuteronomy 32:13
"He let them rule the highlands, and they ate what grew in the fields. They found wild honey among the rocks; their olive trees flourished in stony ground.
Ezekiel 20:6
It was then that I promised to take them out of Egypt and lead them to a land I had chosen for them, a rich and fertile land, the finest land of all.
did eat
Deuteronomy 32:15
"The LORD's people grew rich, but rebellious; they were fat and stuffed with food. They abandoned God their Creator and rejected their mighty savior.
Psalm 65:11
What a rich harvest your goodness provides! Wherever you go there is plenty.
Isaiah 6:10
Then he said to me, "Make the minds of these people dull, their ears deaf, and their eyes blind, so that they cannot see or hear or understand. If they did, they might turn to me and be healed."
Jeremiah 5:27
Just as a hunter fills a cage with birds, they have filled their houses with loot. That is why they are powerful and rich,
Jeremiah 5:28
why they are fat and well fed. There is no limit to their evil deeds. They do not give orphans their rights or show justice to the oppressed.
Hosea 13:6
But when you entered the good land, you became full and satisfied, and then you grew proud and forgot me.
delighted
1 Kings 8:66
On the eighth day Solomon sent the people home. They all praised him and went home happy because of all the blessings that the LORD had given his servant David and his people Israel.
Jeremiah 31:14
I will fill the priests with the richest food and satisfy all the needs of my people. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Hosea 3:5
But the time will come when the people of Israel will once again turn to the LORD their God and to a descendant of David their king. Then they will fear the LORD and will receive his good gifts.
Romans 2:4
Or perhaps you despise his great kindness, tolerance, and patience. Surely you know that God is kind, because he is trying to lead you to repent.