Genesis 26:4

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

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,

Cross References

Acts 3:25

You are really the ones God told his prophets to speak to. And you were given the promise God made to your ancestors. He said to Abraham, “All nations on earth will be blessed because of someone from your family.”

Galatians 3:8

Long ago the Scriptures said God would accept the Gentiles because of their faith. This is why God told Abraham the good news that all nations would be blessed because of him.

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.”

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 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.

Galatians 3:16

That is how it is with the promises God made to Abraham and his descendant. The promises were not made to many descendants, but only to one, and that one is Christ.

Psalm 72:17

May the glory of the king shine brightly forever like the sun in the sky. Let him make nations prosper and learn to praise him.

Hebrews 11:2

It was their faith that made our ancestors pleasing to God.

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 15:18

At that time the Lord made an agreement with Abram and told him: I will give your descendants the land east of the Shihor River on the border of Egypt as far as the Euphrates River.

Genesis 26:24

where the Lord appeared to him that night and told him, “Don't be afraid! I am the God who was worshiped by your father Abraham, my servant. I will be with you and bless you, and because of Abraham I will give you many descendants.”

Genesis 28:3

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

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 35:12

I will give you the land that I promised Abraham and Isaac, and it will belong to your family forever.

Genesis 47:27

The people of Israel made their home in the land of Goshen, where they became prosperous and had large families.

Exodus 6:4

I made an agreement and promised them the land of Canaan, where they were living as foreigners.

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.