Genesis 48:4
and said unto me—Behold me! about to make thee fruitful, so will I multiply thee, and give thee to become a multitude of peoples,—so will I give this land to thy seed after thee, as an age-abiding possession.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Genesis 13:15for all the land which thou art beholding—to thee, will I give it, and to thy seed unto times age-abiding;
Genesis 17:8And I will give to thee and to thy seed after thee the land of thy sojournings—all the land of Canaan, for an age-abiding possession—And I will be to them a God.
Genesis 22:17That I will, richly bless, thee, and, abundantly multiply, thy seed, as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the lip of the sea,—that thy seed may take possession of the gate of his foes:
Genesis 28:3And, GOD Almighty, bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, so shalt thou become a multitude of peoples.
Genesis 32:12But, thou thyself, saidst,—I will deal well with thee. So will I make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not to be counted, for multitude.
Genesis 46:3And he said: I, am GOD himself, the God of thy father,—Be not afraid of going down to Egypt, seeing that for a great nation, will I plant thee there.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 48:2-8
Jacob's Last Illness. ( b. c. 1689.) 1 And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. 3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, 4 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a… Read the whole commentary →