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God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”
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God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
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Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
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He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created.
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God’s Covenant With Noah
Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.
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“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
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I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
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and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.
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I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
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And Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!”
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And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
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Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.
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I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,
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and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”
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Isaac and Rebekah
Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in every way.
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“Come, you who are blessed by the Lord,” he said. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
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The Lord has blessed my master abundantly, and he has become wealthy. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
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And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you increase to thousands upon thousands; may your offspring possess the cities of their enemies.”
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After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who then lived near Beer Lahai Roi.
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Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.
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I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed,
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Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him.
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That night the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham.”
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that you will do us no harm, just as we did not harm you but always treated you well and sent you away peacefully. And now you are blessed by the Lord.”
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Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing
When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
