Deuteronomy 32:8
When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the children of men, he set the bounds of the peoples according to the number of the children of Israel.
World English Bible Classic
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In Context
9For the LORD’s portion is his people. Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Cross References
Genesis 10:15Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,
Genesis 11:8So the LORD scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.
Numbers 24:16he says, who hears the words of God, knows the knowledge of the Most High, and who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:
Job 15:19to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them):
Psalms 50:14Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.
Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:8-15
7 Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will show thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee. 8 When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. 9 For the Lord 's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. 10 He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept… Read the whole commentary →