Genesis 15:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then God led Abram outside and said, “Look at the sky. See the many stars. There are so many you cannot count them. Your family will be like that.”

Cross References

Hebrews 11:12

Abraham was so old he was almost dead. But from that one man came as many descendants as there are stars in the sky. So many people came from him that they are like grains of sand on the seashore.

Romans 4:18

There was no hope that Abraham would have children, but Abraham believed God and continued to hope. And that is why he became the father of many nations. As God told him, “You will have many descendants.”

Deuteronomy 1:10

And now, there are even more of you. The Lord your God has added more and more people, so that today you are as many as the stars in the sky.

Exodus 32:13

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. These men served you, and you used your name to make a promise to them. You said, ‘I will make your people as many as the stars in the sky. I will give your people all this land as I promised. This land will be theirs forever.’”

Genesis 22:17

I will surely bless you and give you as many descendants as the stars in the sky. There will be as many people as sand on the seashore. And your people will live in cities that they will take from their enemies.

Deuteronomy 10:22

When your ancestors went down into Egypt, there were only 70 people. Now the Lord your God has made you as many as the stars in the sky.

Jeremiah 33:22

But I will give many descendants to my servant David and to the tribe of Levi. They will be as many as the stars in the sky—no one can count all the stars. And they will be as many as the grains of sand on the seashore—no one can count the grains of sand.”

Psalm 147:4

He counts the stars and knows each of them by name.

1 Chronicles 27:23

David decided to count the men in Israel. There were very many people because the Lord had promised to make the Israelites as many as the stars in the sky. So David counted only the men who were 20 years old and older.

Genesis 12:2

I will build a great nation from you. I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people.

Genesis 28:14

You will have as many descendants as there are particles of dust on the earth. They will spread east and west, north and south. All the families on earth will be blessed because of you and your descendants.

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 every nation on earth will be blessed.

Genesis 16:10

The angel of the Lord also said, “From you will come many people—too many people to count.”

Genesis 13:16

I will make your people so many that they will be like the dust of the earth. If people could count all the particles of dust on earth, they could count your people.

Genesis 17:2

If you do this, I will prepare an agreement between us. I will promise to make your people a great nation.”

Joshua 24:3

But I took your father Abraham out of the land on the other side of the River. I led him through the land of Canaan and gave him many children. I gave Abraham his son Isaac.

1 Kings 3:8

I am your servant here among your chosen people. There are so many that they cannot be counted.

Nehemiah 9:23

You made their descendants as many as the stars in the sky. You brought them to the land you promised to give their ancestors. They went in and took that land.

Job 35:5

Look up at the sky. Look at the clouds, which are so much higher than you.

Isaiah 51:2

Abraham is your father, so look at him. Look at Sarah, who gave birth to you. Abraham was alone when I called him. Then I blessed him, and he began a great family with many descendants.”

Genesis 32:13

Jacob stayed in that place for the night. He prepared some things to give to Esau as a gift.