Isaiah 51:2

New American Bible - revised edition

Look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth; Though he was but one when I called him, I blessed him and made him many.

Cross References

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 24:1

Abraham was old, having seen many days, and the Lord had blessed him in every way.

Genesis 24:35

“The Lord has blessed my master so abundantly that he has become wealthy; he has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female slaves, and camels and donkeys.

Isaiah 29:22

Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of the house of Jacob, who redeemed Abraham: No longer shall Jacob be ashamed, no longer shall his face grow pale.

Isaiah 41:8

But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend—

Isaiah 43:27

Your first father sinned; your spokesmen rebelled against me

Isaiah 48:1

Hear this, house of Jacob called by the name Israel, sprung from the stock of Judah, You who swear by the name of the Lord and invoke the God of Israel without sincerity, without justice,

Isaiah 60:22

The least one shall become a clan, the smallest, a mighty nation; I, the Lord, will swiftly accomplish these things when the time comes.

Isaiah 63:16

For you are our father. Were Abraham not to know us, nor Israel to acknowledge us, You, Lord, are our father, our redeemer you are named from of old.

Ezekiel 33:24

Son of man, these who live among the ruins in the land of Israel are saying: “Abraham was only one person, yet he was given possession of the land. Since we are many, the land must be given to us as our possession.”

Deuteronomy 1:10

The Lord, your God, has made you numerous, and now you are as numerous as the stars of the heavens.

Deuteronomy 26:5

Then you shall declare in the presence of the Lord, your God, “My father was a refugee Aramean who went down to Egypt with a small household and lived there as a resident alien. But there he became a nation great, strong and numerous.

Joshua 24:3

But I brought your father Abraham from the region beyond the River and led him through the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous, and gave him Isaac.