Quotes About Gathering

And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.

Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

So Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank.

When all the flocks had been gathered there, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.

“Look,” said Jacob, “it is still broad daylight; it is not yet time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.”

But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”

So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.

So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were,

and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.

They took their flocks and herds and donkeys, and everything else in the city or in the field.

Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.

So the people scattered all over the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

This is what the LORD has commanded: ëEach one is to gather as much as he needs. You may take an omer for each person in your tent.í”

So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less.

When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.

Then Moses said to them, “No one may keep any of it until morning.”

Every morning each one gathered as much as was needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.

On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person—and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses.

For six days you may gather, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, it will not be there.”

Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD.

So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.

Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.