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God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, for on it he rested from all his work of creation.
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The Table of Nations
These are the family records of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the flood.
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From these descendants, the peoples of the coasts and islands spread out into their lands according to their clans in their nations, each with its own language.
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These are Ham’s sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.
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These are Shem’s sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.
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These are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their family records, in their nations. The nations on earth spread out from these after the flood.
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I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
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However, I will judge the nation they serve, and afterward they will go out with many possessions.
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“As for me, here is my covenant with you: You will become the father of many nations.
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Your name will no longer be Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations.
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I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you.
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I will bless her; indeed, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will produce nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
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As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will certainly bless him; I will make him fruitful and will multiply him greatly. He will father twelve tribal leaders, and I will make him into a great nation.
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Abraham is to become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.
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Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, “Lord, would you destroy a nation even though it is innocent?
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and I will also make a nation of the slave’s son because he is your offspring.”
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Get up, help the boy up, and grasp his hand, for I will make him a great nation.”
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And all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring because you have obeyed my command.”
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And the Lord said to her: Two nations are in your womb; two peoples will come from you and be separated. One people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.
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I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky, I will give your offspring all these lands, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring,
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May peoples serve you and nations bow in homage to you. Be master over your relatives; may your mother’s sons bow in homage to you. Those who curse you will be cursed, and those who bless you will be blessed.
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God also said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed an assembly of nations, will come from you, and kings will descend from you.
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God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
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He said to me, ‘I will make you fruitful and numerous; I will make many nations come from you, and I will give this land as a permanent possession to your future descendants.’
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But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know! He too will become a tribe, and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation.”
