Divinely appointed
Deuteronomy 10:8; 21:5; Numbers 6:23-26
By God
Upon the creatures he had made
Genesis 1:22
Upon man
Genesis 1:28
Upon Noah
Genesis 9:1,2
Instances
By Melchizedek. upon Abraham
Genesis 14:19,20; Hebrews 7:7
By Bethuel’s household, upon Rebekah
Genesis 24:60
By Isaac
Upon Jacob
Genesis 27:23-29,37; 28:1-4
Upon Esau
Genesis 27:39,40
By Jacob
Upon Pharaoh
Genesis 47:7-10
Upon Joseph’s sons
Genesis 48
Upon his own sons
Genesis 49
By Moses, upon the tribes of Israel
Deuteronomy 33
By Aaron
Leviticus 9:22,23
By half the tribes, who stood on Mount Gerizim
Deuteronomy 11:29,30; 27:11-13; Joshua 8:33
By Joshua
Upon Caleb
Joshua 14:13
Upon the Reubenites and Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh
Joshua 22:6,7
By Naomi, upon Ruth and Orpah
Ruth 1:8,9
By the people, upon Ruth
Ruth 4:11,12
By Eli, upon Elkanah
1 Samuel 2:20
By David
Upon the people
2 Samuel 6:18
Upon Barzillai
2 Samuel 19:39
By Araunah, upon David
2 Samuel 24:23
By Solomon, upon the people
1 Kings 8:14,55-58; 2 Chronicles 6:3
By Simeon, upon Jesus
Luke 2:34
By Jesus, upon his followers
Luke 24:50
Levitical form of Benedictions
Numbers 6:23-26
Apostolic form of Benedictions
1 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:2; Galatians 1:3; Ephesians 1:2; Philippians 1:2; Colossians 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:2; 2 Timothy 1:2; Philippians 1:3; Romans 1:7; 15:5,6,13,33; 16:20,24; 1 Corinthians 16:23; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Galatians 6:16,18; Ephesians 6:23,24; Philippians 4:23; 1 Thessalonians 5:28; 2 Thessalonians 3:16,18; 1 Timothy 1:2; 6:21; 2 Timothy 4:22; Titus 3:15; Philippians 1:25; Hebrews 13:20,21,25; 1 Peter 1:2; 5:10,11,14; 2 Peter 1:2-4; 2 John 1:3; Jude 1:2; Revelation 22:21
