Genesis 17:6

The Passion Translation

I will make you abundantly fruitful, more than you expect. I will make nations out of you, and kings will trace their lineage back to you.

Cross References

Genesis 17:4

“I establish my covenant with you: “You will become a father of many nations.

Genesis 35:11

and said to him, “I am the God who is more than enough. Go and have many children, and they will multiply. A nation and a gathering of many nations will come from you; and you will be the ancestor of kings.

Genesis 17:16

I will wonderfully bless her, and I will certainly give you a son through her. Yes, I will bless her greatly, and she will become a mother of nations; kings of nations will arise among her children!”

Genesis 17:20

And regarding Ishmael, I have heard your cry and I will indeed bless him. I will cause him to have many, many descendants. He will father twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

Genesis 26:22

Then he pulled up stakes from there and dug a third well, but this one was dug without any quarreling, so Isaac named it Spacious, saying, “Finally, Yahweh has made ample room for us and we will become prosperous in the land!”

Genesis 28:3

May the God who is always more than enough bless you abundantly. May he make you fruitful and multiply your descendants until you become many tribes!

Genesis 41:52

The second he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”

Genesis 47:27

Israel and his descendants settled in Egypt in the land of Goshen. They had many children and multiplied, and they acquired property.

Genesis 13:16

I will multiply them until they are as numerous as the specks of dust on the earth. If anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could also be counted.

Genesis 48:3

Jacob said to Joseph, “The God who is more than enough appeared to me at Bethel in the land of Canaan where he blessed me!

Genesis 48:4

He said to me, ‘I will make you fruitful and multiply your descendants until I have made you a company of nations. And I will give this land to your descendants for an everlasting possession.’