Genesis 28:3

Easy To Read Version

I pray that God All-Powerful [162] will bless you and give you many children. I pray that you will become the father of a great nation.

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

God blessed them and said to them, “Have many children. Fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Genesis 13:16

I will make your people as many as the dust of the earth. If people could count all the dust on earth, then they could count your people.

Genesis 17:20

“You mentioned Ishmael, and I heard you. I will bless him. He will have many children. He will be the father of twelve great leaders. His family will become a great nation.

Genesis 24:60

While Rebekah was leaving they said to her,

Genesis 26:24

The Lord spoke to Isaac that night. The Lord said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Don’t be afraid. I am with you, and I will bless you. I will make your family great. I will do this because of my servant Abraham.”

Genesis 26:4

I will make your family as many as the stars of heaven. And I will give all these lands to your family. Through your descendants, [152] every nation on earth will be blessed.

Genesis 27:33

Then Isaac became very worried and said, “Then who was it that cooked and brought me food before you came? I ate it all and I blessed him. Now it is too late to take back my blessing.”

Genesis 35:11

God said to him, “I am God All-Powerful. [208] {And I give you this blessing:} Have many children and grow into a great nation. Other nations and other kings will come out of you.

Genesis 41:52

Joseph named the second son Ephraim. [240] Joseph gave him this name because Joseph said, “I had great troubles, but God has made me successful in everything.”

Genesis 43:14

I pray that God All-Powerful will help you when you stand before the governor. I pray that he will let Benjamin, and also Simeon, come back safely. If not, I will again be sad from losing my son.”

Genesis 48:3

Then Israel said to Joseph, “God All-Powerful appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan. God blessed me there.

Genesis 48:4

God said to me, ‘I will make you a great family. I will give you many children and you will be a great people. Your family will own this land forever.’

Genesis 49:25

from the God of your father. God blesses you.

Genesis 9:1

God blessed Noah and his sons. God said to him, “Have many children. Fill the earth with your people.

Psalm 127:1

If it is not the Lord that builds a house,\par the builder is wasting his time.\par If it is not the Lord that watches over a city,\par the guards are wasting their time.\par

Psalm 127:3

Children are a gift {\cf2\super [612]} from the Lord.\par They are a reward from a mother’s body.\par

Exodus 1:7

But the people of Israel had many children, and their number grew and grew. The people of Israel became strong, and the country of Egypt was filled with the Israelites.

Exodus 6:3

“I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They called me El Shaddai (God All-Powerful). They did not know my name, YAHWEH (Lord).

2 Corinthians 6:18

“I will be your father,\par and you will be my sons and daughters,\par says the Lord All-Powerful.”\par \i (2 Samuel 7:8,14)\i0 \par

Ruth 2:4

Later, Boaz came to the field from Bethlehem. Boaz greeted his workers. He said, “The Lord be with you!”