Genesis 22:18
and all nations of the earth have blessed themselves in your Seed, because you have listened to My voice.”
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 12:3And I bless those blessing you, and I curse him who is cursing you, and all families of the ground have been blessed in you.”
Genesis 22:3And Abraham rises early in the morning, and saddles his donkey, and takes two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac, and he cleaves the wood of the burnt-offering, and rises and goes to the place of which God has spoken to him.
Genesis 26:4and I have multiplied your seed as stars of the heavens, and I have given to your seed all these lands; and all nations of the earth have blessed themselves in your Seed;
Exodus 7:6And Moses does—Aaron also—as YHWH commanded them; so have they done;
Psalms 72:17His Name is for all time, || Before the sun is His Name continued, || And they bless themselves in Him, || All nations pronounce Him blessed.
Jeremiah 7:23But this thing I commanded them, saying, || Listen to My voice, || And I have been to you for God, || And you are to Me for a people, || And have walked in all the way that I command you, || So that it is well for you.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 22:16-20
Abraham's Blessing Confirmed. ( b. c. 1872.) 15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord , for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; 18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of… Read the whole commentary →