Genesis 46:3
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3 So He said, “I am God, (A)the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will (B)make of you a great nation there.
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Deuteronomy 26:5
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5 And you shall answer and say before the Lord your God: ‘My father was (A)a [a]Syrian, (B)about to perish, and (C)he went down to Egypt and [b]dwelt there, (D)few in number; and there he became a nation, (E)great, mighty, and populous.
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- Deuteronomy 26:5 Or Aramean
- Deuteronomy 26:5 As a resident alien
Genesis 12:2
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2 (A)I will make you a great nation;
(B)I will bless you
And make your name great;
(C)And you shall be a blessing.
Acts 27:24
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24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
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Isaiah 43:1-2
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The Redeemer of Israel
43 But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, (A)for I have redeemed you;
(B)I have called you by your name;
You are Mine.
2 (C)When you pass through the waters, (D)I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you (E)walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.
Isaiah 41:10
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10 (A)Fear not, (B)for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
Genesis 35:11
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11 Also God said to him: (A)“I am God Almighty. (B)Be fruitful and multiply; (C)a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.
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Genesis 26:2-3
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2 Then the Lord appeared to him and said: (A)“Do not go down to Egypt; live in (B)the land of which I shall tell you. 3 (C)Dwell in this land, and (D)I will be with you and (E)bless you; for to you and your descendants (F)I give all these lands, and I will perform (G)the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
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Acts 7:17
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God Delivers Israel by Moses
17 “But when (A)the time of the promise drew near which God had sworn to Abraham, (B)the people grew and multiplied in Egypt
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Deuteronomy 10:22
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22 Your fathers went down to Egypt with seventy persons, and now the Lord your God has made you as the stars of heaven in multitude.
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Deuteronomy 1:10
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10 The Lord your God has multiplied you, (A)and here you are today, as the stars of heaven in multitude.
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Exodus 1:7-10
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7 (A)But the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, multiplied and [a]grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, (B)who did not know Joseph. 9 And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and (C)mightier than we; 10 (D)come, let us (E)deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and it happen, in the event of war, that they also join our enemies and fight against us, and so go up out of the land.”
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- Exodus 1:7 became very numerous
Genesis 47:27
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Joseph’s Vow to Jacob
27 So Israel (A)dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there and (B)grew and multiplied exceedingly.
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