Genesis 13:16
And I will make thy seed like the + 13:16 Gr. sand.dust of the earth; if any one is able to number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed be numbered.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
15for all the land which thou seest, I will give it to thee and to thy seed for ever.
Cross References
Genesis 15:5And he brought him out and said to him, Look up now to heaven, and count the stars, if thou shalt be able to number them fully, and he said, + 15:5 Rom. 4. 18. Thus shall thy seed be.
Genesis 17:6And I will increase thee very exceedingly, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
Genesis 17:20And concerning Ismael, behold, I have heard thee, and, behold, I have blessed him, and will increase him and multiply him exceedingly; twelve nations shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 21:13And moreover I will make the son of this bondwoman a great nation, because he is thy seed.
Genesis 25:1And Abraam again took a wife, whose name was Chettura.
Genesis 28:3And may my God bless thee, and increase thee, and multiply thee, and thou shalt become gatherings of nations.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 13:15-18
God Confirms His Promise to Abram. ( b. c. 1917.) 14 And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: 15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. 16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. 17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of… Read the whole commentary →