Genesis 48:4

New Century Version

He said to me, ‘I will give you many children. I will make you the father of many peoples, and I will give your descendants this land forever.’

Cross References

Genesis 17:8

You live in the land of Canaan now as a stranger, but I will give you and your descendants all this land forever. And I will be the God of your descendants.”

Genesis 35:11

God said to him, “I am God Almighty. Have many children and grow in number as a nation. You will be the ancestor of many nations and kings.

Deuteronomy 32:8

God Most High gave the nations their lands, dividing up the human race. He set up borders for the people and even numbered the Israelites.

Exodus 1:7

But the people of Israel had many children, and their number grew greatly. They became very strong, and the country of Egypt was filled with them.

Genesis 47:27

The Israelites continued to live in the land of Goshen in Egypt. There they got possessions and had many children and grew in number.

Genesis 46:3

Then God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go to Egypt, because I will make your descendants a great nation there.

Genesis 32:12

You said to me, ‘I will treat you well and will make your children as many as the sand of the seashore. There will be too many to count.’ ”

Genesis 28:3

May God Almighty bless you and give you many children, and may you become a group of many peoples.

Genesis 26:4

I will give you many descendants, as hard to count as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands. Through your descendants all the nations on the earth will be blessed.

Genesis 22:17

I will surely bless you and give you many descendants. They will be as many as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, and they will capture the cities of their enemies.

Genesis 17:13

Circumcise every baby boy whether he is born in your family or bought as a slave. Your bodies will be marked to show that you are part of my agreement that lasts forever.

Genesis 12:2

I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.

Exodus 1:11

So the Egyptians made life hard for the Israelites. They put slave masters over them, who forced the Israelites to build the cities Pithom and Rameses as supply centers for the king.

Leviticus 26:9

“ ‘Then I will show kindness to you and let you have many children; I will keep my agreement with you.

Psalm 127:3

Children are a gift from the Lord; babies are a reward.

Genesis 17:6

I will give you many descendants. New nations will be born from you, and kings will come from you.

Ezekiel 37:25

They will live on the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land in which your ancestors lived. They will all live on the land forever: they, their children, and their grandchildren. David my servant will be their king forever.