Genesis 48:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

He said to me, “I will make you fruitful and numerous; I will make many nations come from you, and I will give this land as a permanent possession  to your future descendants.”

Cross References

Genesis 17:8

And to you and your future offspring  , I will give the land where you are residing #– #all the land of Canaan #– #as a permanent possession,  and I will be their God.’

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.  ,

Deuteronomy 32:8

When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance and divided the human race, he set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the people of Israel.

Exodus 1:7

But the Israelites were fruitful, increased rapidly, multiplied, and became extremely numerous  so that the land was filled with them.

Genesis 47:27

Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property in it and became fruitful and very numerous.

Genesis 46:3

God said, ‘I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

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 28:3

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

Genesis 26:4

I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky, I will give your offspring all these lands, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed  by your offspring,

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 17:13

Whether born in your household or purchased, he must be circumcised. My covenant will be marked in your flesh as a permanent covenant.

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.

Exodus 1:11

So the Egyptians assigned taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labour.  They built Pithom and Rameses as supply cities  for Pharaoh.

Leviticus 26:9

‘I will turn to you, make you fruitful and multiply you, and confirm my covenant with you.

Genesis 17:6

I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you.

Ezekiel 37:25

‘ “They will live in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob,  where your ancestors lived. They will live in it for ever with their children and grandchildren, and my servant David will be their prince for ever.