Genesis 17:16

The Scriptures 2009

“And I shall bless her and also give you a son by her. And I shall bless her, and she shall become nations – sovereigns of peoples are to be from her.”

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

And Elohim blessed them, and Elohim said to them, “Be fruitful and increase, and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over all creeping creatures on the earth.”

Genesis 12:2

“And I shall make you a great nation, and bless you and make your name great, and you shall be a blessing!

Genesis 15:4

And see, the word of יהוה came to him, saying, “This one is not your heir, but he who comes from your own body is your heir.”

Genesis 17:15

And Elohim said to Aḇraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her name Sarai, for Sarah is her name.

Genesis 17:19

“And Elohim said, “No, Sarah your wife is truly bearing a son to you, and you shall call his name Yitsḥaq. And I shall establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

Genesis 17:6

“And I shall make you exceedingly fruitful, and make nations of you, and sovereigns shall come from you.

Genesis 21:1

And יהוה visited Sarah as He had said, and יהוה did for Sarah as He had spoken.

Genesis 24:60

And they blessed Riḇqah and said to her, “Let our sister become the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your seed possess the gates of those who hate them.”

Genesis 25:23

And יהוה said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples shall be separated from your body. And one people shall be stronger than the other, and the older serve the younger.”

Genesis 35:11

And Elohim said to him, “I am Ěl Shaddai. Be fruitful and increase, a nation and a company of nations shall be from you, and sovereigns come from your body.

Genesis 36:31

And these were the sovereigns who reigned in the land of Eḏom before any sovereign reigned over the children of Yisra’ĕl.

Isaiah 49:23

“And sovereigns shall be your foster fathers, and their sovereignesses your nursing mothers. They bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet. And you shall know that I am יהוה – those who wait for Me shall not be ashamed.”

Romans 9:9

For this is the word of promise, “At this time I shall come and Sarah shall have a son.”

Galatians 4:23

But he who was of the female servant was born according to the flesh, and he of the free woman through promise.

1 Peter 3:6

as Sarah obeyed Aḇraham, calling him master, of whom you became children, doing good, and not frightened by any fear.