Genesis 26:4
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4 And (A)I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; (B)and in your seed 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)
Footnotes
- Genesis 26:4 Or seed
- Genesis 26:4 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
Acts 3:25
New King James Version
25 (A)You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, (B)‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’
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Galatians 3:8
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8 And (A)the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, (B)“In you all the nations shall be blessed.”
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Galatians 3:8
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8 Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”[a](A)
Footnotes
- Galatians 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18
Genesis 22:17-18
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17 blessing I will (A)bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants (B)as the stars of the heaven (C)and as the sand which is on the seashore; and (D)your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18 (E)In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, (F)because you have obeyed My voice.”
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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)
Footnotes
- Genesis 22:18 Or seed
- Genesis 22:18 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
Genesis 15:5
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5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and (A)count the (B)stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, (C)“So shall your (D)descendants 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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- Genesis 15:5 Or seed
Exodus 32:13
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13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You (A)swore by Your own self, and said to them, (B)‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven; and all this land that I have spoken of I give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’ ”
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Exodus 32:13
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13 Remember(A) your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self:(B) ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars(C) in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land(D) I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.’”
Genesis 13:16
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16 And (A)I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered.
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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)
Genesis 12:2-3
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Genesis 12:2-3
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- Genesis 12:2 Or be seen as blessed
- Genesis 12:3 Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)
Galatians 3:16
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16 Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of (A)one, (B)“And to your Seed,” who is (C)Christ.
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Galatians 3:16
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16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed.(A) Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,”[a](B) meaning one person, who is Christ.
Footnotes
- Galatians 3:16 Gen. 12:7; 13:15; 24:7
Psalm 72:17
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17 (A)His name shall endure forever;
His name shall continue as long as the sun.
And (B)men shall be blessed in Him;
(C)All nations shall call Him blessed.
Psalm 72:17
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Genesis 17:4-8
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4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be (A)a father of [a]many nations. 5 No longer shall (B)your name be called [b]Abram, but your name shall be [c]Abraham; (C)for I have made you a father of [d]many nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make (D)nations of you, and (E)kings shall come from you. 7 And I will (F)establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, (G)to be God to you and (H)your descendants after you. 8 Also (I)I give to you and your descendants after you the land (J)in[e] which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and (K)I will be their God.”
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- Genesis 17:4 Lit. a multitude of nations
- Genesis 17:5 Lit. Exalted Father
- Genesis 17:5 Lit. Father of a Multitude
- Genesis 17:5 a multitude of
- Genesis 17:8 Lit. of your sojournings
Genesis 17:4-8
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4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you:(A) You will be the father of many nations.(B) 5 No longer will you be called Abram[a]; your name will be Abraham,[b](C) for I have made you a father of many nations.(D) 6 I will make you very fruitful;(E) I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.(F) 7 I will establish my covenant(G) as an everlasting covenant(H) between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God(I) and the God of your descendants after you.(J) 8 The whole land of Canaan,(K) where you now reside as a foreigner,(L) I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you;(M) and I will be their God.(N)”
Footnotes
- Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
- Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.
Hebrews 11:2
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2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.
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Hebrews 11:2
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2 This is what the ancients were commended for.(A)
Genesis 18:18
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18 since 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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- Genesis 18:18 Or will use his name in blessings (see 48:20)
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