Genesis 17:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘As for me, here is my covenant with you: you will become the father of many nations.

Cross References

Genesis 35:11

God also said to him, ‘I am God Almighty.  Be fruitful and multiply.  A nation, indeed an assembly of nations, will come from you,  and kings will descend from you.  ,

Genesis 12:2

I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

Genesis 48:19

But his father refused and said, ‘I know, my son, I know! He too will become a tribe,  and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation.’

Genesis 32:12

You have said, “I will cause you to prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to be counted.” ’

Genesis 22:17

I will indeed bless you  and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky  and the sand on the seashore.  Your offspring will possess the city gates of their  enemies.

Genesis 16:10

The angel of the Lord said to her, ‘I will greatly multiply your offspring,  and they will be too many to count.’

Genesis 13:16

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth,  so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

Genesis 25:23

And the Lord said to her: Two nations are in your womb; two peoples will come from you and be separated. One people will be stronger than the other, and the elder will serve the younger.

Exodus 6:4

I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land they lived in as foreigners.

Genesis 28:3

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you  so that you become an assembly of peoples.