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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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The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
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but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
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The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”
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Wickedness in the World
When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them,
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For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth.
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The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.
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Bring out every kind of living creature that is with you—the birds, the animals, and all the creatures that move along the ground—so they can multiply on the earth and be fruitful and increase in number on it.”
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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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“Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind.
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As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”
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He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
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The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.”
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The angel of the Lord also said to her: “You are now pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the Lord has heard of your misery.
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Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.”
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This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised.
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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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Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
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The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?”
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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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So Abimelek gave orders to all the people: “Anyone who harms this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”
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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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May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples.
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Jacob’s Flocks Increase
After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can go back to my own homeland.
