Genesis 17:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“This is my part of our agreement: I will make you the father of many nations.

Cross References

Genesis 35:11

God said to him, “I am God All-Powerful, 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 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 48:19

But his father refused and said, “I know, son. I know. Manasseh is the firstborn. He will be great and will be the father of many people. But his younger brother will be greater than he is. And the younger brother’s family will be much larger.”

Genesis 32:12

Lord, you said to me, ‘I will be good to you. I will increase your family and make your children as many as the sands of the sea. There will be too many to count.’”

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.

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 25:23

The Lord said to her, “The leaders of two nations are in your body. Two nations will come from you, and they will be divided. One of them will be stronger, and the older will serve the younger.”

Exodus 6:4

I made an agreement with them. I promised to give them the land of Canaan. They lived in that land, but it was not their own.

Genesis 28:3

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