Genesis 32:12

Good News Translation

Remember that you promised to make everything go well for me and to give me more descendants than anyone could count, as many as the grains of sand along the seashore.”

Cross References

Genesis 22:17

I promise that I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand along the seashore. Your descendants will conquer their enemies.

Genesis 32:6

When the messengers came back to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and he is already on his way to meet you. He has four hundred men with him.”

1 Kings 4:20

The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore; they ate and drank, and were happy.

Exodus 32:13

Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Remember the solemn promise you made to them to give them as many descendants as there are stars in the sky and to give their descendants all that land you promised would be their possession forever.”

Hosea 1:10

The people of Israel will become like the sand of the sea, more than can be counted or measured. Now God says to them, “You are not my people,” but the day is coming when he will say to them, “You are the children of the living God!”

Numbers 23:19

God is not like people, who lie; He is not a human who changes his mind. Whatever he promises, he does; He speaks, and it is done.

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

2 Timothy 2:13

If we are not faithful, he remains faithful, because he cannot be false to himself.”

Titus 1:2

which is based on the hope for eternal life. God, who does not lie, promised us this life before the beginning of time,

Hebrews 11:12

Though Abraham was practically dead, from this one man came as many descendants as there are stars in the sky, as many as the numberless grains of sand on the seashore.

Hebrews 6:17

To those who were to receive what he promised, God wanted to make it very clear that he would never change his purpose; so he added his vow to the promise.

1 Samuel 15:29

Israel's majestic God does not lie or change his mind. He is not a human being—he does not change his mind.”