Genesis 17:6
And I will make you exceeding fruitful, 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 as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall your seed also be numbered.
Genesis 17:16And I will bless her, and give you a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
Genesis 28:3And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a multitude of people;
Genesis 36:31And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
Genesis 48:4And said unto me, Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people; and will give this land to your seed after you for an everlasting possession.
Matthew 1:6And Jesse brings forth David the king; and David the king brings forth Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
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 →