Deuteronomy 18:2

New American Bible - revised edition

They shall have no heritage among their kindred; the Lord himself is their heritage, as he has told them.

Cross References

1 Peter 2:9

But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises” of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

1 Peter 2:5

and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Lamentations 3:24

The Lord is my portion, I tell myself, therefore I will hope in him.

Isaiah 61:6

You yourselves shall be called “Priests of the Lord,” “Ministers of our God” you shall be called. You shall eat the wealth of the nations and in their riches you will boast.

Psalm 119:57

My portion is the Lord; I promise to observe your words.

Psalm 84:11

Better one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. Better the threshold of the house of my God than a home in the tents of the wicked.

Psalm 16:5

Lord, my allotted portion and my cup, you have made my destiny secure.

Genesis 15:1

Some time afterward, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not fear, Abram! I am your shield; I will make your reward very great.

Numbers 18:7

But you and your sons with you must take care to exercise your priesthood in whatever concerns the altar and the area within the veil. I give you your priesthood as a gift. Any unauthorized person who comes near shall be put to death. The Priests’ Share of the Sacrifices.

Numbers 18:20

Then the Lord said to Aaron: You shall not have any heritage in their land nor hold any portion among them; I will be your portion and your heritage among the Israelites. Tithes Due the Levites.

Deuteronomy 10:9

For this reason, Levi has no hereditary portion with his relatives; the Lord himself is his portion, as the Lord, your God, promised him.

Joshua 13:14

However, Moses assigned no heritage to the tribe of Levi; the Lord, the God of Israel, is their heritage, as the Lord had promised them. Reuben.

Ezekiel 44:28

I will be their heritage: I am their heritage! You shall not give them any property in Israel, for I am their property!