Genesis 17:16

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Genesis 17:16

I will bless her; indeed, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will produce nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”

Genesis 35:11

God also said to him:

I am God Almighty.
Be fruitful and multiply.
A nation, indeed an assembly of nations,
will come from you,
and kings will descend from you.

Genesis 17:6

I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you.

Genesis 1:28

God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”

Genesis 12:2

I will make you into a great nation,
I will bless you,
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.

Genesis 18:10-14

The Lord said, “I will certainly come back to you in about a year’s time, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent behind him.

Genesis 24:60

They blessed Rebekah, saying to her:

Our sister, may you become
thousands upon ten thousands.
May your offspring possess
the gates of their enemies.

Kings will be your foster fathers,
and their queens your nursing mothers.
They will bow down to you
with their faces to the ground,
and lick the dust at your feet.
Then you will know that I am Yahweh;
those who put their hope in Me
will not be put to shame.

Romans 9:9

For this is the statement of the promise: At this time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.

Galatians 4:26-31

But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.

1 Peter 3:6

just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You have become her children when you do what is good and are not frightened by anything alarming.

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Summary

Genesis 17:16

And I will bless her, and give thee 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.

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Give

Genesis 18:10

Be a mother of nations

Genesis 35:11

Galatians 4:26

1 Peter 3:6

Kings

Genesis 17:6

Isaiah 49:23

General references

Genesis 1:28

Genesis 13:16

Hebrews 6:15

Bible References

And i

God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”

I will make you into a great nation,
I will bless you,
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.

They blessed Rebekah, saying to her:

Our sister, may you become
thousands upon ten thousands.
May your offspring possess
the gates of their enemies.

For this is the statement of the promise: At this time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.

Give

The Lord said, “I will certainly come back to you in about a year’s time, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent behind him.

Be a mother of nations

God also said to him:

I am God Almighty.
Be fruitful and multiply.
A nation, indeed an assembly of nations,
will come from you,
and kings will descend from you.

But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.

just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You have become her children when you do what is good and are not frightened by anything alarming.

Kings

I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you.

General references

God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.