Gen 1:22 God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful
Gen 2:3 and God blessed the seventh day, and
Gen 9:1 God blessed Noah and his sons, and
Gen 12:2 I will bless you, I will make your name great
Gen 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and those
Gen 17:16 I will bless her, and I will also give you of her
Gen 22:17 I will surely bless you, and multiply
Gen 25:11 God blessed Isaac his son; and he lived
Gen 26:3 I will be with you, and I will bless you; because
Gen 27:4 so that I bless you before I die
Gen 27:23 did not know him .. his hands .. and he blessed him
Gen 28:1 Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and
Gen 30:30 Jehovah has blessed you with my arrival
Gen 32:26 Jacob .. I will not leave you, if you do not bless me
Gen 39:5 The LORD blessed the house of the Egyptian
Gen 47:7 introduced him..and Jacob blessed Pharaoh
Gen 48:9 Bring them now to me, and I will bless them
Gen 48:20 and blessed them.. Israel will bless you in you
Gen 49:25 Almighty God, who will bless you
Exo 20:24 my name, I will come to you and bless you
Exo 23:25 Jehovah .. will bless your bread and your waters
Lev 9:22 Aaron raised his hands .. and blessed him
Num 6:24 The Lord bless you and keep you; Jehovah
Num 22:6 I know that the one you bless will be blessed
Num 23:20 I have been commanded to bless; He gave
Deu 7:13 will love you, bless you .. and b the fruit of
Deu 8:10 you shall eat .. and bless the Lord your God
Deu 15:4 The Lord will bless you richly in
Deu 16:10 according to Jehovah .. would have blessed you
Deu 26:15 bless your people Israel, and the land
Deu 27:12 on mount Gerizim to bless
Deu 29:19 he blesses himself in his heart, saying
Deu 30:16 The Lord your God bless you on earth
Deu 33:1 with which Moses the man of God blessed
Jos 22:6 blessing them, Joshua sent them away, and
2Sa 6:11 Jehovah blessed Obed-Edom and all
2Sa 7:29 please now bless the house of your
1Ki 8:55 standing, he blessed the whole congregation
1Ch 17:27 you wanted to bless the house of your
1Ch 29:10 blessed the Lord before all the
2Ch 20:26 Beraca .. there they blessed Jehovah
Neh 8:6 Then Ezra blessed the Lord God
Neh 9:5 bless the LORD your God from the
Job 42:12 the Lord blessed the last state of Job_
Psa 5:12 you, O Lord, will bless the righteous; What
Psa 16:7 I will bless the Lord who advises me
Psa 34:1 I will bless the Lord at all times
Psa 45:2 God has blessed you forever
Psa 62:4 with their mouth they bless, but they curse
Psa 63:4 so I will bless you in my life; in your name
Psa 66:8 bless our God, you peoples
Psa 68:26 bless God in the congregations
Psa 100:4 come in .. praise him, bless his name
Psa 103:1, 2, 22 bless, my soul, Jehovah
Psa 103:20 bless the Lord .. his angels
Psa 107:38 blesses them, and they multiply greatly
Psa 115:13 will bless those who fear the Lord
Psa 128:5 Jehovah bless you from Zion, and see the
Psa 134:1 behold, bless the Lord, ye
Psa 135:19 house of Israel, bless the Lord
Psa 145:1 and I will bless your name forever
Psa 147:13 blessed your children within you
Pro 3:33 but he will bless the abode of the righteous
Isa 19:25 Jehovah .. will bless them, saying
Isa 65:16 whoever is blessed on earth, in the
Isa 65:16 in the God of truth will be blessed
Dan 2:19 for which Daniel blessed the God of
Hag 2:19 but from this day I will bless you
Matt 5:44; Luk 6:28 bless those who curse you
Mat 14:19 blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the
Matt 26:26; Mar 14:22 blessed, and broke it, and gave
Mar 10:16 taking them in his arms .. blessed
Luk 2:28 took him in his arms, and blessed God
Luk 24:50 and raising his hands, he blessed them
Acts 3:26 sent him to bless you, that he might
Romans 12:14 bless those who persecute you; b, and not
1Co 4:12 they curse us, and we bless
Eph 1:3 who blessed us with every blessing
Heb 6:14 I will surely bless you .. and multiply you
Heb 7:1 went out to meet Abraham .. and blessed him
Hebrews 11:20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and
Jam 3:9 with her we bless the God and Father
BLESSING.
1. God blesses nature (Gen 1:22), mankind (Gen 1:28), the Sabbath (Gen 2:3), nations (Psa 33:12), classes of people (Psa 1:1- 3) and individuals (Gen 24:1).
2. Pious people should bless God; ie, they must worship him, revere him, praise him (Psa 103:1-2).
3. Pious people through words and actions can bestow blessings on others (Mat 5:44; 1Pe 3:9).
4. Pious men bestowed prophetic blessings on their descendants (Gen 9:26-27; Gen 27:27-29, Gen 27:39, 40; Gen 27:49; Deuteronomy 33).
5. People can bless things by setting them apart for sacred use, e.g. eg, the communion cup (1Co 10:16).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
A. Verb barak (Jr’B; , 1288), “kneel, bless, be blessed, curse”. The root of this word is found in other Semitic languages, which, like Hebrew, most often use it in reference to a god. There are also parallels of the word in Egyptian. Barak appears some 330 times in the Bible, beginning with Gen 1:22 “And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply.” The first words that God addresses to man begin in the same way: “And God blessed them, and he said to them, Be fruitful and multiply” (v. 28). In this way it is shown that all of creation depends on God for its continued existence and multiplication (cf. Psa 104:27-30). Barak is used again in relation to mankind in Gen 5:2, early in the history of the men of faith, and again after the flood in Gen 9:1 “God blessed Noah and his children.” The central element of God’s covenant with Abram is: “I will bless you †¦ and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you †¦ and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you” (Gen 12:2-3). This “blessing” on the nations is repeated in Gen 18:18; 22.18; and 28.14 (cf. Gen 26:4; Jer 4:2). In all of these cases, God’s blessing is directed to the nations through Abraham or his seed. The Septuagint renders all these cases of barak in the passive, as do some modern translations as well. Paul cites the Septuagint translation of Gen 22:18 in Gal 3.8. The covenant promise summoned the nations to seek the “blessing” (cf. Isa 2:2-4), but made it clear that the initiative for the blessing came from God, and that Abraham and his seed were to be instruments of blessing God, either directly or through his representatives, appears more than 100 times as the subject of this verb. The Levitical blessing is based on this command: “Thus you shall bless the children of Israel †¦ The Lord bless you †¦ and they shall put my name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them” (Num 6:23-27). The passive form of barak is used when Melchizedek pronounces the “blessing of God upon mankind”: “Blessed be Abram of God Most High” (Gen 14:19). “Blessed by the Lord my God be Shem” (Gen 9:26) is an expression of praise. “Blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand” (Gen 14:20) is praise with thanksgiving. A common form of greeting was: “Blessed are you of the Lord” (1Sa 15:13; cf. Rt 2.4). Saul “went out to greet him” (1Sa 13:10). In 2Ch 6:13 the simple form of the verb is used: “he knelt down”. Six times the word is used to indicate the act of cursing, as in Job 1:5 “Perhaps my children have sinned, and have blasphemed God in their hearts.” B. Name berakah (hk;r;B], 1293), “blessing.” The stem form of this word is found in the Northwest and South Semitic languages of the Semitic region. It is used in conjunction with the verb barak (“to bless”) 71 times in the Old Testament. The term appears most frequently in Genesis and Deuteronomy. The first time is the case of God’s blessing on Abram: “And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, and you will be a blessing” (Gen 12:2). When expressed by man, “blessing” is a wish or a plea for future blessing: “And give you the blessing of Abraham, and your descendants with you, that you may inherit the land in which you dwell, which God gave to Abraham” (Gen 28:4). This refers to the “blessing” that the patriarchs used to pronounce on the children of Israel before they died. Jacob’s “blessing” of the tribes (Gen_49) and Moses’ “blessing” (Deu 33:1) are other well-known examples of this fact. Blessing was the opposite of cursing (qelalah): “Perhaps my father will touch me and consider me a scoffer, and I will bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing” (Gen 27:12). A specific way of presenting a blessing was through a gift. For example: “Please accept the gift I have brought you, for God has favored me and everything here is mine. And he insisted until Esau took him ”(Gen 33:11 rv-95). The “blessing” addressed to God is an expression of praise and gratitude, as in the following case: “Arise, bless the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting; and let your name be blessed, glorious and high above all blessing and praise” (Neh 9:5). The blessing of the Lord rests on those who are faithful to him: “The blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today” (Deu 11:27). His blessing brings righteousness (Psa 24:5), life (Psa 133:3), prosperity (2Sa 7:29), and salvation (Psa 3:8). The “blessing” is like rain or dew: “And I will bless them and the places around my hill, and I will cause the rain to come down in its season; they shall be showers of blessing” (Eze 34:26; cf. Psa 84:6). The Lord sends his “blessing” in the communion of saints: “Like the dew of Hermon, which descends on the mountains of Zion; for there the Lord sends blessing, and everlasting life” (Psa 133:3). In a few cases it is said that the Lord caused people to be a “blessing” to others. Abraham is a blessing to the nations (Gen 12:2). His descendants are expected to be a blessing to the nations (Isa 19:24; Zec 8:13). The Septuagint translates berakah as eulogia (“praise; blessing”). Various modern versions translate it as “blessing or gift.”
Source: Vine Old Testament Dictionary