Genesis 22:17

I 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.

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In The King James Version

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;

In Context

16The messenger of the Lord again called to Abraham and said, “The Lord declares, ‘Because you have done this thing and have not kept back your son, your only son,

18All the nations of the earth will ask for themselves a blessing like theirs, because you have obeyed my command.’”

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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 17:6I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and will make nations of you, and kings will spring from you.

Genesis 26:4I will make your descendants as many as the stars of heaven, and give to your descendants all these lands; and all the nations of the earth will invoke for themselves a blessing like that of your descendants,

Genesis 27:29May peoples be subject to you, and nations bow down to you. Be master over your brothers. Let your mother’s sons bow down before you, Cursed be all who curse you. and blessed be all who bless you.

Genesis 28:14Your descendants will be as countless as the dust of the earth and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south, and all the families of the earth will wish for a blessing like yours and that of your descendants.

Genesis 32:13After spending the night there, Jacob took from his livestock as a present for his brother Esau,

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 →

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