Genesis 13:16
And I will place thy children numerous as the dust of the earth; so that as it is not possible for a man to number the dust of the earth, so also thy sons shall not be numbered.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
In Context
15For all this land that thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy children forever.
17Arise, go through the land, in its length and in its breadth; for unto thee will I give it.
Cross References
Genesis 15:5And He led him without, and said, Behold now the heavens, and number the stars, if thou art able to number them; and He said to him, So will be thy sons.
Genesis 17:6And I will spread thee abroad very greatly, and I will appoint to thee that assemblies and kings who shall rule the peoples, from thee shall come forth.
Genesis 17:20And concerning Yishmael I have accepted thy prayer. Behold, I have blessed him, and I will spread him abroad very greatly. Twelve princes will he beget, and I will set him (as) a great people.
Genesis 21:13And also the son of the handmaid will I set for a people, because he is thy son.
Genesis 25:1And Abraham added, and took a wife, and her name was Keturah;
Genesis 28:3And the All-sufficient God bless thee, and make thee to increase and multiply, and become an assemblage of tribes;
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 →