Genesis 17:20

Catholic Public Domain Version

Likewise, concerning Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I will bless and enlarge him, and I will multiply him greatly. He will produce twelve leaders, and I will make him into a great nation.

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and magnify your name, and you will be blessed.

Genesis 21:13

Yet I will also make the son of the woman servant into a great nation, for he is your offspring."

Genesis 21:18

Rise up. Take the boy and hold him by the hand. For I will make of him a great nation."

Genesis 28:3

And may God almighty bless you, and may he cause you to increase and also to multiply, so that you may be influential among the people.