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Genesis 12:2-3
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2 (A)And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 (B)I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and (C)in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”[a]

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  1. Genesis 12:3 Or by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves
Listen to Genesis 12:2-3, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 17:5-6, Genesis 18:18, Genesis 22:17-18, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 26:4, Genesis 27:29, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 28:14, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 46:3
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Genesis 12:2-3
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2 “I will make you into a great nation,(A)
    and I will bless you;(B)
I will make your name great,
    and you will be a blessing.[a](C)
3 I will bless those who bless you,
    and whoever curses you I will curse;(D)
and all peoples on earth
    will be blessed through you.(E)”[b]

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  1. Genesis 12:2 Or be seen as blessed
  2. Genesis 12:3 Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)
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Genesis 11
Genesis 13
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Genesis 13:16
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16 (A)I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.

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Genesis 13:16
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16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.(A)

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Genesis 12
Genesis 14
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Genesis 15:5
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5 And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and (A)number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, (B)“So shall your offspring be.”

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Genesis 15:5
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5 He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars(A)—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring[a] be.”(B)

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  1. Genesis 15:5 Or seed
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Genesis 14
Genesis 16
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Genesis 17:5-6
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5 No longer shall your name be called Abram,[a] but (A)your name shall be Abraham,[b] (B)for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make (C)you into nations, and (D)kings shall come from you.

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  1. Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father
  2. Genesis 17:5 Abraham means father of a multitude
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Genesis 17:5-6
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5 No longer will you be called Abram[a]; your name will be Abraham,[b](A) for I have made you a father of many nations.(B) 6 I will make you very fruitful;(C) I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.(D)

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  1. Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
  2. Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.
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Genesis 16
Genesis 18
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Genesis 18:18
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18 seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be (A)blessed in him?

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Genesis 18:18
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18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation,(A) and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.[a]

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  1. Genesis 18:18 Or will use his name in blessings (see 48:20)
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Genesis 17
Genesis 19
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Genesis 22:17-18
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17 I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring (A)as the stars of heaven and (B)as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess (C)the gate of his[a] enemies, 18 and (D)in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, (E)because you have obeyed my voice.”

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  1. Genesis 22:17 Or their
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Genesis 22:17-18
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17 I will surely bless you(A) and make your descendants(B) as numerous as the stars in the sky(C) and as the sand on the seashore.(D) Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,(E) 18 and through your offspring[a] all nations on earth will be blessed,[b](F) because you have obeyed me.”(G)

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  1. Genesis 22:18 Or seed
  2. Genesis 22:18 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
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Genesis 21
Genesis 23
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Genesis 24:35
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35 The Lord (A)has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, camels and donkeys.

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Genesis 24:35
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35 The Lord has blessed(A) my master abundantly,(B) and he has become wealthy.(C) He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.(D)

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Genesis 23
Genesis 25
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Genesis 26:4
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4 (A)I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And (B)in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,

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Genesis 26:4
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4 I will make your descendants(A) as numerous as the stars in the sky(B) and will give them all these lands,(C) and through your offspring[a] all nations on earth will be blessed,[b](D)

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  1. Genesis 26:4 Or seed
  2. Genesis 26:4 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
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Genesis 25
Genesis 27
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Genesis 27:29
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29 Let peoples serve you,
    and nations (A)bow down to you.
(B)Be lord over your brothers,
    and may your mother's sons bow down to you.
(C)Cursed be everyone who curses you,
    and blessed be everyone who blesses you!”

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Genesis 27:29
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29 May nations serve you
    and peoples bow down to you.(A)
Be lord over your brothers,
    and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.(B)
May those who curse you be cursed
    and those who bless you be blessed.(C)”

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Genesis 28
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Genesis 28:3
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3 (A)God Almighty[a] bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples.

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  1. Genesis 28:3 Hebrew El Shaddai
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Genesis 28:3
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3 May God Almighty[a](A) bless(B) you and make you fruitful(C) and increase your numbers(D) until you become a community of peoples.

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  1. Genesis 28:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai
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Genesis 29
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Genesis 28:14
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14 Your offspring shall be like (A)the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and (B)your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

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Genesis 28:14
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14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you(A) will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south.(B) All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.[a](C)

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  1. Genesis 28:14 Or will use your name and the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
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Genesis 27
Genesis 29
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Genesis 35:11
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11 And God said to him, (A)“I am God Almighty:[a] be (B)fruitful and multiply. (C)A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body.[b]

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  1. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El Shaddai
  2. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew from your loins
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Genesis 35:11
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11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty[a];(A) be fruitful and increase in number.(B) A nation(C) and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.(D)

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  1. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El-Shaddai
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Genesis 36
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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 (B)make you into a great nation.

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Genesis 46:3
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3 “I am God, the God of your father,”(A) he said. “Do not be afraid(B) to go down to Egypt,(C) for I will make you into a great nation(D) there.(E)

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Genesis 47
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