Genesis 15:5

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

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.”

Cross References

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.

Romans 4:18

God promised Abraham a lot of descendants. And when it all seemed hopeless, Abraham still had faith in God and became the ancestor of many 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 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.

Deuteronomy 10:22

When your ancestors went to live in Egypt, there were only 70 of them. But the Lord has blessed you, and now there are more of you than there are stars in the sky.

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.

Psalm 147:4

He decided how many stars there would be in the sky and gave each one a name.

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.

Genesis 12:2

I will bless you and make your descendants into a great nation. You will become famous and be a blessing to others.

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 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 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 13:16

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.

Genesis 17:2

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

Joshua 24:3

But I brought Abraham across the Euphrates River and led him through the land of Canaan. I blessed him by giving him Isaac, the first in a line of many descendants.

1 Kings 3:8

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

Nehemiah 9:23

You brought them into the land that you had promised their ancestors, and you blessed their nation with people that outnumbered the stars in the sky.

Job 35:5

Look up to the heavens

Isaiah 51:2

God chose Abraham and Sarah to be your ancestors. The Lord blessed Abraham, and from that one man came many descendants.

Genesis 32:13

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