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Genesis 17:2

And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

ASV Byzantine Text

In The King James Version

And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

In Context

1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

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Cross References

Genesis 12:2and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing:

Genesis 15:18In that day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Genesis 22:17that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

1 Chronicles 16:16The covenant which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac,

Galatians 3:17Now this I say: A covenant confirmed beforehand by God to Christ, the law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not disannul, so as to make the promise of none effect.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 17:2-4

The Covenant with Abraham Renewed. ( b. c. 1898.) 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, Here is, I. The time when God made Abram this gracious visit: When he was ninety-nine years old, full thirteen years after the birth of Ishmael. 1. So long, it… Read the whole commentary →

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