Deuteronomy 2:7
For Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee in all the work of thy hand; he hath known thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years Jehovah thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
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Genesis 12:2and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make they name great; and be thou a blessing;
Genesis 26:12And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold. And Jehovah blessed him.
Genesis 39:3And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
Exodus 16:35And the children of Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat the manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
Numbers 22:12And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.
Deuteronomy 8:4Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 2:2-8
The Seed of Esau and Lot Spared. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days. 2 And the Lord spake unto me, saying, 3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. 4 And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: 5… Read the whole commentary →