Basic Meaning
A blessing is a benefit, favor, gift, advantage, or expression of goodwill toward a person, group, or situation.
The term may refer to spoken words, material benefits, opportunities, or positive outcomes.
Biblical Usage
The word blessing appears throughout Scripture in connection with people, families, nations, possessions, covenants, and spoken declarations.
References occur from Genesis through Revelation.
Related Topics
- Promise
- Inheritance
- Covenant