Genesis 17:6
And I will increase you very exceedingly, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come out of you.
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Genesis 13:16And I will make your seed like the + 13:16 Gr. sand. dust of the earth; if any one is able to number the dust of the earth, then shall your seed be numbered.
Genesis 17:16And I will bless her, and give you a son of her, and I will bless him, and he shall become nations, and kings of nations shall be of him.
Genesis 28:3And may my God bless you, and increase you, and multiply you, and you shall become gatherings of nations.
Genesis 36:31these are the kings which reigned in Edom, before a king reigned in Israel.
Genesis 48:4and said to me, Behold, I will increase you, and multiply you, and will make of you multitudes of nations; and I will give this land to you, and to your seed after you, for an everlasting possession.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 17:5-7
4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. The promise here is introduced with solemnity: " As for me, " says the great God, "behold, behold and admire it, behold and be assured of it, my covenant is with thee;" as before ( v. 2 ),… Read the whole commentary →