Genesis 17:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

And i

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

And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth.

And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:

And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against them.

For this is the word of God's undertaking, At this time will I come, and Sarah will have a son.

Give

And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door.

Be a mother of nations

And God said to him, I am God, the Ruler of all: be fertile, and have increase; a nation, truly a group of nations, will come from you, and kings will be your offspring;

But the Jerusalem on high is free, which is our mother.

As Sarah was ruled by Abraham, naming him lord; whose children you are if you do well, and are not put in fear by any danger.

Kings

I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.

And kings will take care of you, and queens will give you their milk: they will go down on their faces before you, kissing the dust of your feet; and you will be certain that I am the Lord, and that those who put their hope in me will not be shamed.

General references

And I will make your children like the dust of the earth, so that if the dust of the earth may be numbered, then will your children be numbered.

And so, when he had been waiting calmly for a long time, God's word to him was put into effect.