6 In the waves of the sea, and in all the earth, and in every people and nation, I obtained a possession. (WEB) 7 With all these I sought rest. In whose inheritance shall I lodge? (WEB) 8 Then the Creator of all things gave me a command. He who created me made my tent to rest, and said, ‘Let your dwelling be in Jacob, and your inheritance in Israel.’ (WEB)
Sirach 24:6–8
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Psalms 132:13–15
13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: 14 “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home. 15 I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Odes of Solomon 3:5–7
5 I love the Beloved, and my soul loves Him: (ODE) 6 And where His rest is, there also am I; (ODE) 7 And I shall be no stranger, for with the Lord Most High and Merciful there is no grudging. (ODE)
Book of Enoch 39:7–9
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Sirach 24:11–13
11 In the beloved city, likewise he gave me rest. In Jerusalem was my domain. (WEB) 12 I took root in a people that was honored, even in the portion of the Lord’s own inheritance. (WEB) 13 I was exalted like a cedar in Lebanon, And like a cypress tree on the mountains of Hermon. (WEB)
Psalms 132:4–6
4 I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, 5 until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.” 6 We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
1 Chronicles 16:17–19
17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: 18 ‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.’ 19 When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
Isaiah 34:16–17
16 Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her mate, because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit. 17 He has allotted their portion; His hand has distributed it by measure. They wil…
Odes of Solomon 21:4–6
4 And increasingly helpful to me was the thought of the Lord, and His fellowship in incorruption: (ODE) 5 And I was lifted up in His light; and I served before Him, (ODE) 6 And I became near to Him, praising and confessing Him; (ODE)
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