Exodus 1:7

Contemporary English Version 1995

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

Cross References

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.

Deuteronomy 26:5

Then, standing there in front of the place of worship, you must pray: My ancestor was homeless, an Aramean who went to live in Egypt. There were only a few in his family then, but they became great and powerful, a nation of many people.

Genesis 1:28

God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.

Genesis 47:27

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

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 9:1

God said to Noah and his sons: I am giving you my blessing. Have a lot of children and grandchildren, so people will live everywhere on this earth.

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.

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.

Genesis 48:4

and promised, “I will give you a large family with many descendants that will grow into a nation. And I am giving you this land that will belong to you and your family forever.”

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.

Psalm 105:24

They were the Lord's people, so he let them grow stronger than their enemies.

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 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 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 1:20

God said, “I command the ocean to be full of living creatures, and I command birds to fly above the earth.”

Exodus 12:37

The Israelites walked from the city of Rameses to the city of Succoth. There were about 600,000 of them, not counting women and children.

Genesis 48:16

and his angel has kept me safe. Now I pray that he will bless these boys and that my name and the names of Abraham and Isaac will live on because of them. I ask God to give them many children and many descendants as well.

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 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.”

Acts 13:17

The God of Israel chose our ancestors, and he let our people prosper while they were living in Egypt. Then with his mighty power he led them out,

Genesis 26:22

Finally, they dug one more well. There was no quarreling this time, and the well was named “Lots of Room,” because the Lord had given them room and would make them very successful.

Exodus 1:12

But even though the Israelites were mistreated, their families grew larger, and they took over more land. Because of this, the Egyptians feared them worse than before

Psalm 107:38

The Lord will bless you with many children and with herds of cattle.

Ezekiel 16:7

I took care of you, like someone caring for a tender, young plant. You grew up to be a beautiful young woman with mature breasts and hair, but you were still naked.