So Jacob's descendants live in peace, secure in a land full of grain and wine, where dew from the sky waters the ground.

"Praise God in the meeting of his people; praise the LORD, all you descendants of Jacob!"

When the LORD led his people through a hot, dry desert, they did not suffer from thirst. He made water come from a rock for them; he split the rock open, and water flowed out.

And they gave Rebecca their blessing in these words: "May you, sister, become the mother of millions! May your descendants conquer the cities of their enemies!"

He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He gave his daughters in marriage outside the clan and brought thirty young women from outside the clan for his sons to marry. Ibzan led Israel for seven years,

Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a real blessing.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in your home, and your children will be like young olive trees around your table.