Genesis 28:3

New Living Translation

May God Almighty bless you and give you many children. And may your descendants multiply and become many nations!

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”

Genesis 13:16

And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of the earth, they cannot be counted!

Genesis 17:20

As for Ishmael, I will bless him also, just as you have asked. I will make him extremely fruitful and multiply his descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 24:60

They gave her this blessing as she parted: “Our sister, may you become the mother of many millions! May your descendants be strong and conquer the cities of their enemies.”

Genesis 26:24

where the Lord appeared to him on the night of his arrival. “I am the God of your father, Abraham,” he said. “Do not be afraid, for I am with you and will bless you. I will multiply your descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will do this because of my promise to Abraham, my servant.”

Genesis 26:4

I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

Genesis 27:33

Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said, “Then who just served me wild game? I have already eaten it, and I blessed him just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand!”

Genesis 35:11

Then God said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Be fruitful and multiply. You will become a great nation, even many nations. Kings will be among your descendants!

Genesis 41:52

Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said, “God has made me fruitful in this land of my grief.”

Genesis 43:14

May God Almighty give you mercy as you go before the man, so that he will release Simeon and let Benjamin return. But if I must lose my children, so be it.”

Genesis 48:3

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

Genesis 48:4

He said to me, ‘I will make you fruitful, and I will multiply your descendants. I will make you a multitude of nations. And I will give this land of Canaan to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’

Genesis 49:25

May the God of your father help you; may the Almighty bless you with the blessings of the heavens above, and blessings of the watery depths below, and blessings of the breasts and womb.

Genesis 9:1

Then God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth.

Psalm 127:1

Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.

Psalm 127:3

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.

Exodus 1:7

But their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so greatly that they became extremely powerful and filled the land.

Exodus 6:3

I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty’—but I did not reveal my name, Yahweh, to them.

2 Corinthians 6:18

And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

Revelation 21:22

I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

Ruth 2:4

While she was there, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters. “The Lord be with you!” he said. “The Lord bless you!” the harvesters replied.