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 blessed them. And God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your offspring possess the gate of those who hate him!"

For this is what the promise said: "About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son."

Give

The LORD said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son." And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him.

Be a mother of nations

And God said to him, "I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body.

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

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.

Kings

I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you.

Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame."

General references

I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.

And thus Abraham,having patiently waited, obtained the promise.