Genesis 13:16

The Lord's Third Promise To Abram

¹⁵ for all the land which thou seest will I give unto thee 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, and walk about in the land, in the length of it and in the breadth, for I will give it unto thee."

Dust of the Earth

Of The Earth

Genesis 28:14

And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: And thou shalt spread abroad: west, east, north and south. And through thee and thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

Numbers 23:10

Who can tell the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? I pray God that my soul may die the death of the righteous, and that my last end may be like his!"

Genesis 15:5

And he brought him out at the doors and said, "Look up unto heaven and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them." And said unto him, "Even so shall thy seed be."

Genesis 22:17

that I will bless thee and multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven and as the sand upon the sea side. And thy seed shall possess the gates of his enemies.

Genesis 32:12

Thou saidest that thou wouldest surely do me good, and wouldest make my seed as the sand of the sea which can not be numbered for multitude."

1 Kings 3:8

And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a people that are so many that they can not be told nor numbered for multitude.

Genesis 12:2-3

And I will make of thee a mighty people, and will bless thee, and make thy name great, that thou mayst be a blessing.

Genesis 17:6

and I will multiply thee exceedingly, and will make nations of thee: yea, and kings shall spring out of thee.

Genesis 17:16

For I will bless her and give thee a son of her; and will bless her so that people, yea and kings of people, shall spring of her."

Genesis 17:20

And as concerning Ishmael also, I have heard thy request: lo, I will bless him and increase him, and multiply him exceedingly. Twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make a great nation of him.

Genesis 18:18

seeing that Abraham shall be a great and a mighty people, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

Genesis 21:13

Moreover of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed."

Genesis 25:1-34

Abraham took him another wife called Keturah,

Genesis 26:4

and will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries. And through thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed,

Genesis 28:3

And God almighty bless thee, increase thee, and multiply thee that thou mayest be a number of people,

Genesis 35:11

And God said unto him, "I am God almighty: grow and multiply; for people and a multitude of people shall spring of thee, yea and kings shall come out of thy loins.

Genesis 36:1-43

These are the generations of Esau, which is called Edom.

Genesis 46:3

And he said, "I am that mighty God of thy father, fear not to go down into Egypt. For I will make of thee there a great people.

Exodus 1:7

the children of Israel grew, increased, multiplied and waxed exceeding mighty: so that the land was full of them.

Exodus 32:13

Remember Abraham, Isaac and Israel thy servants, to whom thou sworest by thine own self and saidest unto them, 'I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land which I have said, I will give unto your seed: and they shall inherit it forever.'"

Deuteronomy 1:10

For the LORD your God hath multiplied you: so that ye are this day as the stars of heaven in number.'

Judges 6:3

For when Israel had sown then came the Midianites, the Amalekites, and they of the east country upon them and pitched their tents against them,

Judges 6:5

for they came with their cattle and households even as grasshoppers in multitude: so that both they and also their camels were without number. And they entered the land to destroy it.

1 Kings 4:20

And Judah and Israel were many, even as the sand of the sea in number, eating, drinking, and making merry.

1 Chronicles 21:5

and gave the number of the count of the people unto David. And all Israel were in number a thousand, thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred and seventy thousand men that drew sword.

1 Chronicles 27:23

But David took not the number of them under twenty years: for the LORD said he would increase Israel like unto the stars of the sky.

2 Chronicles 17:14-18

And this is the order in the houses of their fathers, of the captains over thousands in Judah: Adnah the captain, and with him of fighting men three hundred thousand.

Isaiah 48:18-19

If thou wilt now regard my commandment, thy wealthiness shall be as the water stream: and thy righteousness as the waves flowing in the sea.

Jeremiah 33:22

For like as the stars of heaven may not be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and of the Levites my ministers."

Romans 4:16-18

Therefore by faith is the inheritance given, that it might come of favour: and that the promise might be sure to all the seed. Not to them only which are of the law: but also to them which are of the faith of Abraham, which is the father of us all.

Hebrews 11:12

And therefore sprang thereof one - and of one which was as good as dead - so many in multitude, as the stars of the sky, and as the sand of the sea shore which is innumerable.

Revelation 7:9

After this I beheld, and lo a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and people, and tongues, stood before the seat, and before the lamb, clothed with long white garments, and palms in their hands,