Genesis 26:4

And I will multiply thy son as the stars of heaven, and will give thy son all these lands, and through thy son shall all the peoples of the earth be blessed,

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

In Context

3Dwell in this land, and My Word shall be to thee for a helper; and I will bless thee. For to thee and to thy son will I give all these lands; and I will confirm the oath that I have sworn to Abraham thy father;

5because Abraham obeyed My word, and kept the keeping of My word, My commandments, My covenant, and My law.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:2And I will make thee to (be) a great people, and will bless thee, and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.

Genesis 13:16And 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.

Genesis 15:18In that day the Lord compacted with Abram a covenant, saying, To thy sons will I give this land; from the river of Mizraim unto the great river, the river of Pherat, the Shalmaee,

Genesis 18:18And Abraham shall be indeed a people many and strong, and in him shall all the peoples of the earth be blessed;

Genesis 22:18And all the peoples of the earth shall be blessed through thy son: forasmuch as thou hast received My word.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:2-6

Removal of Isaac to Gerar. ( b. c. 1804.) 1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. 2 And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy… Read the whole commentary →

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