Genesis 32:13

New American Bible - revised edition

You yourself said, ‘I will be very good to you, and I will make your descendants like the sands of the sea, which are too numerous to count.’”

Cross References

Genesis 13:16

I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth; if anyone could count the dust of the earth, your descendants too might be counted.

Genesis 15:5

He took him outside and said: Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so, he added, will your descendants be.

Genesis 18:2

Looking up, he saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to greet them; and bowing to the ground,

Genesis 22:17

I will bless you and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore; your descendants will take possession of the gates of their enemies,

Genesis 32:14

After passing the night there, Jacob selected from what he had with him a present for his brother Esau:

Genesis 33:10

“No, I beg you!” said Jacob. “If you will do me the favor, accept this gift from me, since to see your face is for me like seeing the face of God—and you have received me so kindly.

Genesis 33:8

Then Esau asked, “What did you intend with all those herds that I encountered?” Jacob answered, “It was to gain my lord’s favor.”

Genesis 42:6

Joseph, as governor of the country, was the one who sold grain to all the people of the land. When Joseph’s brothers came, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.

Genesis 43:11

Israel their father then told them: “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the land’s best products in your baggage and take them down to the man as gifts: some balm and honey, gum and resin, and pistachios and almonds.

Genesis 43:26

When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, while they bowed down before him to the ground.

Nehemiah 4:13

for I had said to the nobles, the magistrates, and the rest of the people: “Our work is scattered and extensive, and we are widely separated from one another along the wall;

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe seems a charm to its user; at every turn it brings success.

Proverbs 18:16

Gifts clear the way for people, winning access to the great.

Proverbs 19:6

Many curry favor with a noble; everybody is a friend of a gift giver.

Proverbs 21:14

A secret gift allays anger, and a present concealed, violent wrath.

1 Samuel 25:27

Accept this gift, then, which your maidservant has brought for my lord, and let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.

1 Samuel 25:8

Ask your servants and they will tell you. Look kindly on these young men, since we come at a festival time. Please give your servants and your son David whatever you can.’”