Blessing of Moses

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Blessing of Moses is a biblical poetic passage in which Moses delivers final prophetic blessings to the tribes of Israel before his death.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew Bible text
Old Testament text
biblical passage
poetic text
addressesGroup tribes of Israel
addressesTribe Asher
Benjamin
Dan
Ephraim
Gad
Issachar
Joseph
Judah
linked to: Judah son of Jacob

Levi
Manasseh
Naphtali
Reuben
Zebulun
attributedAuthor Moses
canonicalStatus part of the Pentateuch
part of the Torah
containsMotif God as protector of Israel
fertility and prosperity
land inheritance
military strength
tribal characteristics
followsText Song of Moses
foundInWork Book of Deuteronomy
genre blessing
poetry
prophetic text
language Biblical Hebrew
liturgicalUse read in some Christian traditions
used in Jewish liturgy
locatedInText Deuteronomy 33
linked to: Book of Deuteronomy
narrativeContext final words of Moses
positionInBook near the end of Deuteronomy
precedesText Death of Moses narrative
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
scripturalCollection Christian Old Testament
linked to: Bible

Tanakh
theme Israelite identity
blessings on the tribes of Israel
covenant with God
divine protection
future of the tribes

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Book of Deuteronomy contains Blessing of Moses
Lion of Judah linkedTo Judah’s blessing by Jacob
linked to: Blessing of Moses
Deuteronomy 33:12 sectionOfDeuteronomy Blessing of Moses (Deuteronomy 33)
linked to: Blessing of Moses
Vezot Haberakhah containsEvent Death of Moses on Mount Nebo
linked to: Blessing of Moses