Deuteronomy 26:5
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5 Then you shall declare in the presence of the Lord, your God, “My father was a refugee Aramean[a] who went down to Egypt with a small household and lived there as a resident alien.(A) But there he became a nation great, strong and numerous.
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Genesis 12:2
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2 [a]I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.(A)
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- 12:2 The call of Abraham begins a new history of blessing (18:18; 22:15–18), which is passed on in each instance to the chosen successor (26:2–4; 28:14). This call evokes the last story in the primeval history (11:1–9) by reversing its themes: Abraham goes forth rather than settle down; it is God rather than Abraham who will make a name for him; the families of the earth will find blessing in him.
Genesis 18:18
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18 now that he is to become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth are to find blessing in him?(A)
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Genesis 46:3
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3 Then he said: I am God,[a] the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you a great nation.
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- 46:3 I am God: more precisely according to the Hebrew text, “I am El.” “El” is here a divine name, not the common noun “god.”
Exodus 32:10
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10 Let me alone, then, that my anger may burn against them to consume them. Then I will make of you a great nation.
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