Genesis 17:6

God's Word

I will give you many descendants. Many nations and kings will come from you.

Cross References

Genesis 17:4

“My promise is still with you. You will become the father of many nations.

Genesis 35:11

God also said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fertile, and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will come from you.

Genesis 17:16

I will bless her, and I will also give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will become ⌞a mother of⌟ nations, and kings will come from her.”

Ezra 4:20

Jerusalem has had powerful kings who have ruled the whole ⌞province⌟ west of the Euphrates. Taxes, fees, and tolls were paid to them.

Genesis 17:20

I have heard your request about Ishmael. Yes, I will bless him, make him fertile, and increase the number of his descendants. He will be the father of 12 princes, and I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 26:22

He moved on from there and dug another well. They didn’t quarrel over this one. So he named it Rehoboth [Roomy] and said, “Now the Lord has made room for us, and we will prosper in this land.”

Genesis 28:3

May God Almighty bless you, make you fertile, and increase the number of your descendants so that you will become a community of people.

Genesis 41:52

He named the second son Ephraim [Blessed Twice With Children], because God gave him children in the land where he had suffered.

Genesis 47:27

So the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and had many children.

Leviticus 26:9

and I will be pleased with you. Your families will be large, and I will keep my promise  to you.

Genesis 13:16

I will also give you as many descendants as the dust of the earth. If anyone could count the dust of the earth, then he could also count your descendants.

Genesis 48:3

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in Canaan and blessed me.

Genesis 48:4

He said to me, ‘I will make you fertile and increase the number of your descendants so that you will become a community of people. I will give this land to your descendants as a permanent possession.’