Genesis 13:16

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

I will give you more descendants than there are specks of dust on the earth, and someday it will be easier to count those specks of dust than to count your descendants.

Cross References

Numbers 23:10

They are living alone in peace. And though they are many, they don't bother the other nations. “I hope to obey God for as long as I live and to die in such peace.”

Genesis 28:14

Your descendants will spread over the earth in all directions and will become as numerous as the specks of dust. Your family will be a blessing to all people.

Genesis 32:12

But you have promised that I would be a success and that someday it will be as hard to count my descendants as it is to count the grains of sand along the seashore.

1 Kings 3:8

And now I must rule your chosen people, even though there are too many of them to count.

Exodus 32:13

Remember the solemn promise you made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You promised that someday they would have as many descendants as there are stars in the sky and that you would give them land.

Genesis 22:17

“I will bless you and give you such a large family, that someday your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the seashore. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.

Genesis 15:5

Then the Lord took Abram outside and said, “Look at the sky and see if you can count the stars. That's how many descendants you will have.”

Revelation 7:9

After this, I saw a large crowd with more people than could be counted. They were from every race, tribe, nation, and language, and they stood before the throne and before the Lamb. They wore white robes and held palm branches in their hands,

Jeremiah 33:22

and there will be more descendants of David and of the priests from the Levi tribe than stars in the sky or grains of sand on the beach.

1 Chronicles 27:23

When David decided to count the people of Israel, he gave orders not to count anyone under 20 years of age, because the Lord had promised long ago that Israel would have as many people as there are stars in the sky.

1 Chronicles 21:5

and told David that the total number of men who could serve in the army was 1,100,000 in Israel and 470,000 in Judah.

1 Kings 4:20

There were so many people living in Judah and Israel while Solomon was king that they seemed like grains of sand on a beach. Everyone had enough to eat and drink, and they were happy.

Judges 6:3

Every time the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites invaded Israel together with the Amalekites and other eastern nations.

Deuteronomy 1:10

The Lord our God has blessed us, and so now there are as many of us as there are stars in the sky.

Exodus 1:7

the people of Israel became so numerous that the whole region of Goshen was full of them.

Genesis 46:3

God said, “I am God, the same God your father worshiped. Don't be afraid to go to Egypt. I will give you so many descendants that one day they will become a nation.

Genesis 28:3

I pray that God All-Powerful will bless you with many descendants and let you become a great nation.

Genesis 26:4

I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all of this land. They will be a blessing to every nation on earth,

Genesis 21:13

but the son of the slave woman is also your son, and I will make his descendants into a great nation.”

Genesis 18:18

since his family will become a great and powerful nation that will be a blessing to all the other nations on earth.

Genesis 17:20

However, I have heard what you asked me to do for Ishmael, and so I will also bless him with many descendants. He will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make his family a great nation.

Genesis 17:16

I will bless her, and you will have a son by her. She will become the mother of nations, and some of her descendants will even be kings.

Genesis 17:6

I will give you a lot of descendants, and they will become great nations. Some of them will even be kings.

Hebrews 11:12

Her husband Abraham was almost dead, but he became the ancestor of many people. In fact, there are as many of them as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand along the seashore.

Genesis 16:10

I will give you a son, who will be called Ishmael, because I have heard your cry for help. And someday I will give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all.

Genesis 17:2

I will keep my solemn promise to you and give you more descendants than can be counted.”

2 Kings 13:23

But the Lord was kind to the Israelites and showed them mercy because of his solemn agreement with their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In fact, he has never turned his back on them or let them be completely destroyed.

2 Chronicles 1:9

I am supposed to rule these people, but there are as many of them as there are specks of dust on the ground. So keep the promise you made to my father

Genesis 32:13

After Jacob had spent the night there, he chose some animals as gifts for Esau:

Job 5:25

You will have more descendants than there are blades of grass on the face of the earth.