Genesis 17:4
‘I make this solemn promise to you: you will be the father of a multitude of nations.
Open English Bible (UK)
In The King James Version
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
In Context
3Then Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying
Cross References
Genesis 13:16I will make your descendants as many as the dust of the earth, so that if someone could count the dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted.
Genesis 22:17I will surely bless you. I will make your children as many as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore, so that they will conquer their enemies.
Genesis 28:3May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful and numerous, so that you may become a great people,
Genesis 35:11God said to him, ‘I am God Almighty; be fruitful and become numerous; a nation and a multitude of nations will come from you, and kings will descend from you;
Genesis 48:19But his father refused and said, ‘I know, my son, I know, he also will become a people, and he will be great, but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a populous nation.’
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 →