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The term "dispossessed" in the biblical context generally refers to the act of depriving someone of land, property, or a position of authority. This concept is prominently featured in the Old Testament, particularly in relation to the Israelites' conquest of Canaan, where God commanded them to dispossess the inhabitants of the land.

Biblical Context and Usage

1. Conquest of Canaan: The most significant biblical narrative involving dispossession is the Israelites' conquest of Canaan. God promised the land of Canaan to Abraham and his descendants, and this promise is reiterated throughout the Pentateuch. In Deuteronomy 7:1-2 , God instructs the Israelites: "When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations... you must devote them to complete destruction." The dispossession of the Canaanites was both a fulfillment of God's promise and a judgment against the Canaanites' iniquity.

2. Divine Judgment: Dispossession is often depicted as an act of divine judgment. In Leviticus 18:24-25 , God warns the Israelites not to defile themselves with the practices of the nations He is driving out: "Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves. The land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its iniquity, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants."

3. Moral and Spiritual Implications: The concept of dispossession carries moral and spiritual implications. It serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and justice. The Israelites were warned that they too could be dispossessed if they turned away from God and followed the abominations of the nations. In Deuteronomy 28:63 , it is stated: "Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. You will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess."

4. Prophetic Warnings: The prophets frequently warned Israel and Judah of impending dispossession due to their unfaithfulness. For instance, in Jeremiah 7:15 , God declares, "I will cast you out of My presence, just as I have cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim." This prophetic warning underscores the conditional nature of the Israelites' possession of the land, contingent upon their obedience to God.

5. Restoration and Hope: Despite the warnings of dispossession, the Bible also speaks of restoration and hope. The prophets foretold a time when God would gather His people back to the land. In Ezekiel 36:24 , God promises, "For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all the countries, and bring you back into your own land." This promise of restoration highlights God's enduring covenant with His people.

Theological Significance

The theme of dispossession in the Bible underscores the holiness and justice of God. It serves as a powerful reminder of the consequences of sin and the importance of faithfulness to God's commandments. The narrative of dispossession and subsequent restoration also points to the broader redemptive plan of God, culminating in the ultimate restoration through Jesus Christ. The dispossession of the wicked and the inheritance of the righteous are themes that resonate throughout Scripture, reflecting the eternal justice and mercy of God.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(imp. & p. p.) of Dispossess.
Strong's Hebrew
3423. yarash -- to take possession of, inherit, dispossess
... dispossess (1), become poor (1), cast (1), come to poverty (1), comes into possession
(1), destroy (1), dispossess (12), dispossessed (9), dispossessing (1 ...
/hebrew/3423.htm - 7k

1644. garash -- to drive out, cast out
... root Definition to drive out, cast out NASB Word Usage dismissed (1), dispossessed
(1), divorced (5), drive (16), driven (6), driven it away (1), driving (1 ...
/hebrew/1644.htm - 6k

Library

The Legion Dispossessed. Mk 5:18,19
... MARK Hymn 92 The legion dispossessed. Mk 5:18,19. John Newton 8,7,8,7. The legion
dispossessed. Mark 5:18,19. Legion was my name by nature,. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/newton/olney hymns/hymn 92 the legion dispossessed.htm

The Spokesman of the City's Conscience
... philosophies, yet he had in his heart that particular treasure, namely an affection
for people, for the fortunate and no less for the poor and the dispossessed ...
/.../herrick/frank h nelson of cincinnati/the spokesman of the citys.htm

The Princesses of the Comneni
... but his elevation was resented by the soldiers, who plotted and successfully carried
through a conspiracy by which Michael was dispossessed and Isaac Comnenus ...
/.../brittain/women of early christianity/xiv the princesses of the.htm

After the War.
... WHEN the five years of rending and tearing had passed, in which slavery was
dispossessed of its hold upon the nation, there was much to be done in ...
/.../bacon/a history of american christianity/chapter xx after the war.htm

Divine Love Endures no Rival
... Bear not the conflict of two rival tides. Both cannot govern in one soul; Then let
self-love be dispossessed; The love of God deserves the whole,. ...
/.../divine love endures no rival.htm

In the Regions Beyond
... Dispossessed of the evil spirit and restored to her right mind, the woman chose
to become a follower of Christ. Then her masters were alarmed for their craft. ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 21 in the regions.htm

The Meaning
... butcheries, gave birth to such a Christ [47] , brought forth a King "who was to
rule all nations with a rod of iron," and the dragon, being dispossessed of the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mede/a key to the apocalypse/the meaning 3.htm

The Life of Mr. Robert Boyd.
... Here he remained in security and peace until the earl of Abercorn's brother (a zealous
papist) dispossessed him on a Sabbath afternoon while he was preaching ...
/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of mr robert 2.htm

Our Death.
... That which possesses creaturely life can also die as a creature. Hence the soul,
being a creature, can be dispossessed of its creaturely life. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xvi our death.htm

The Blessings, and Also the Curse, Pronounced by Noah were ...
... of Canaan: and again that the descendants of Japheth would take possession of the
property of which Shem's descendants had dispossessed Canaan's descendants ...
/.../chapter cxxxix the blessings and also.htm

Thesaurus
Dispossessed (42 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Dispossess. Multi-Version Concordance
Dispossessed (42 Occurrences). Acts 7:45 which also ...
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Dispossess (44 Occurrences)
... Numbers 21:32 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took its dependent
villages, and he dispossessed the Amorites that were there. ...
/d/dispossess.htm - 21k

Dwelleth (142 Occurrences)
... Joshua 16:10 and they have not dispossessed the Canaanite who is dwelling in Gezer,
and the Canaanite dwelleth in the midst of Ephraim unto this day, and is to ...
/d/dwelleth.htm - 35k

Machir (20 Occurrences)
... is recorded that Machir begat Gilead, but another narrative informs us that the
children of Machir "went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites ...
/m/machir.htm - 16k

Possessed (100 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 11:23 then hath Jehovah dispossessed all these nations from before you,
and ye have possessed nations, greater and mightier than you; (Root in YLT). ...
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Semites
... The historic Babylonians, eg, were Semites; yet they dispossessed an earlier
non-Semitic people, and were themselves frequently invaded by other races, such ...
/s/semites.htm - 27k

Semitic
... The historic Babylonians, eg, were Semites; yet they dispossessed an earlier
non-Semitic people, and were themselves frequently invaded by other races, such ...
/s/semitic.htm - 28k

Drove (89 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Numbers 32:39 The children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead,
and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were therein. (See NIV). ...
/d/drove.htm - 34k

Destroyed (377 Occurrences)
... Numbers 33:52 then ye have dispossessed all the inhabitants of the land from before
you, and have destroyed all their imagery, yea, all their molten images ye ...
/d/destroyed.htm - 37k

Whoremonger (4 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 14:24 and also a whoremonger hath been in the land; they have done according
to all the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the ...
/w/whoremonger.htm - 7k

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Dispossessed (42 Occurrences)

Acts 7:45
which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered into the possession of the nations, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David,
(See RSV)

Numbers 21:32
And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took its dependent villages, and he dispossessed the Amorites that were there.
(DBY NAS RSV)

Numbers 24:18
Edom shall be a possession. Seir, his enemies, also shall be a possession, while Israel does valiantly.
(See RSV)

Numbers 32:21
and all of you that are armed go over the Jordan before Jehovah, until he have dispossessed his enemies from before him,
(DBY)

Numbers 32:39
The children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were therein.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Numbers 33:52
then ye have dispossessed all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and have destroyed all their imagery, yea, all their molten images ye destroy, and all their high places ye lay waste,
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 2:12
And in Seir dwelt the Horites in times past; and the children of Esau dispossessed them, and destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did to the land of their possession, which Jehovah gave to them.)
(DBY NAS RSV)

Deuteronomy 2:21
a people great, and many, and tall as the Anakim; and Jehovah destroyed them before them, and they dispossessed them, and dwelt in their stead;
(DBY NAS RSV)

Deuteronomy 2:22
as he did to the children of Esau, who dwelt in Seir, from before whom he destroyed the Horites; and they dispossessed them, and dwelt in their stead, even to this day.
(DBY NAS RSV)

Deuteronomy 9:3
and thou hast known to-day, that Jehovah thy God 'is' He who is passing over before thee -- a fire consuming; He doth destroy them, and He doth humble them before thee, and thou hast dispossessed them, and destroyed them hastily, as Jehovah hath spoken to thee.
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 11:23
then hath Jehovah dispossessed all these nations from before you, and ye have possessed nations, greater and mightier than you;
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 12:29
When Jehovah thy God cutteth off from before thee the nations whither thou goest, to take possession of them, and thou hast dispossessed them, and dwellest in their land,
(DBY)

Deuteronomy 19:1
When Jehovah thy God hath cut off the nations whose land Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and thou hast dispossessed them, and dwellest in their cities and in their houses,
(DBY)

Joshua 13:12
all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, who remained of the residue of the giants; and Moses smote them and dispossessed them.
(DBY NAS)

Joshua 13:13
and the sons of Israel dispossessed not the Geshurite, and the Maachathite; and Geshur and Maachath dwell in the midst of Israel unto this day.
(YLT)

Joshua 14:12
And now, give to me this hill-country, of which Jehovah spake in that day, for thou didst hear in that day, for Anakim 'are' there, and cities, great, fenced; if so be Jehovah 'is' with me, then I have dispossessed them, as Jehovah hath spoken.'
(YLT)

Joshua 15:14
And thence Caleb dispossessed the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, who were born of Anak.
(DBY)

Joshua 16:10
and they have not dispossessed the Canaanite who is dwelling in Gezer, and the Canaanite dwelleth in the midst of Ephraim unto this day, and is to tribute -- a servant.
(YLT)

Joshua 17:13
and it cometh to pass when the sons of Israel have been strong, that they put the Canaanite to tribute, and have not utterly dispossessed him.
(YLT)

Joshua 23:5
As to Jehovah your God, He doth thrust them from your presence, and hath dispossessed them from before you, and ye have possessed their land, as Jehovah your God hath spoken to you,
(YLT)

Joshua 23:9
For Jehovah hath dispossessed from before you great and strong nations; and as to you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
(DBY)

Judges 1:21
And the Jebusite, inhabiting Jerusalem, the sons of Benjamin have not dispossessed; and the Jebusite dwelleth with the sons of Benjamin, in Jerusalem, till this day.
(YLT)

Judges 1:28
and it cometh to pass, when Israel hath been strong, that he setteth the Canaanite to tribute, and hath not utterly dispossessed it.
(YLT)

Judges 1:29
And Ephraim hath not dispossessed the Canaanite who is dwelling in Gezer, and the Canaanite dwelleth in its midst, in Gezer.
(YLT)

Judges 1:30
Zebulun hath not dispossessed the inhabitants of Kitron, and the inhabitants of Nahalol, and the Canaanite dwelleth in its midst, and they become tributary.
(YLT)

Judges 1:31
Asher hath not dispossessed the inhabitants of Accho, and the inhabitants of Zidon, and Ahlab, and Achzib, and Helbah, and Aphik, and Rehob;
(YLT)

Judges 1:32
and the Asherite dwelleth in the midst of the Canaanite, the inhabitants of the land, for it hath not dispossessed them.
(YLT)

Judges 1:33
Naphtali hath not dispossessed the inhabitants of Beth-Shemesh, and the inhabitants of Beth-Anath, and he dwelleth in the midst of the Canaanite, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-Shemesh and of Beth-Anath have become tributary to them.
(YLT)

Judges 6:9
and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land;
(See NAS)

Judges 11:23
So now Yahweh, the God of Israel, has dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and should you possess them?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Judges 11:24
Won't you possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whoever Yahweh our God has dispossessed from before us, them will we possess.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV)

1 Kings 14:24
and there were also sodomites in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed before the children of Israel.
(DBY YLT NAS)

1 Kings 21:26
And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom Jehovah had dispossessed before the children of Israel.)
(DBY YLT)

2 Kings 16:3
but walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and even caused his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel.
(DBY YLT)

2 Kings 17:8
and they walked in the statutes of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
(DBY YLT)

2 Kings 21:2
And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, like the abominations of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel.
(DBY YLT NAS)

2 Chronicles 20:7
Hast not thou, our God, dispossessed the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and given it for ever to the seed of Abraham, thy friend?
(DBY YLT)

2 Chronicles 28:3
and he burned incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burned his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel.
(DBY YLT)

2 Chronicles 33:2
And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, like the abominations of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel.
(DBY YLT NAS)

Psalms 44:2
Thou, 'with' Thy hand, nations hast dispossessed. And Thou dost plant them. Thou afflictest peoples, and sendest them away.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 49:1
Of the children of Ammon. Thus says Yahweh: Has Israel no sons? has he no heir? why then does Malcam possess Gad, and his people well in its cities?
(See RSV)

Ezekiel 46:18
Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance, to thrust them out of their possession; he shall give inheritance to his sons out of his own possession, that my people not be scattered every man from his possession.
(See RSV)

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