Genesis 17:16

The English Standar Version

I will bless her, and moreover, I will give[5] you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her."

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

And God blessed them. And God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

Genesis 12:2

And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Genesis 15:4

And behold, the word of the LORD came to him: "This man shall not be your heir; your very own son[2] shall be your heir."

Genesis 17:15

And God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah[4] shall be her name.

Genesis 17:19

God said, "No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac.[6] I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.

Genesis 17:6

I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you.

Genesis 21:1

The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had promised.

Genesis 24:60

And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your offspring possess the gate of those who hate them!"

Genesis 25:23

And the LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you[3] shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger."

Genesis 35:11

And God said to him, "I am God Almighty:[4] be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body.[5]

Genesis 36:31

These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the Israelites.

Isaiah 49:23

Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame."

Romans 9:9

For this is what the promise said: "About this time next year I will return and Sarah shall have a son."

Galatians 4:23

But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise.

1 Peter 3:6

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.