16 Bible Verses About Legacy

The Bible treats legacy as what one generation hands to the next, including the knowledge of God, and as what remains after a death: a name, an inheritance, and deeds that follow the dead. Moses tells parents to teach God’s words to their children through the ordinary day (Deuteronomy 6:6-7), and Psalm 78:4 commits God’s deeds to “the coming generation.” Proverbs 13:22 speaks of an inheritance left to grandchildren, Proverbs 22:1 ranks a good name above riches, and Paul, near…