Genesis 22:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

In blessing

I will multiply

Shore

1 Kings 9:26

Thy seed

General references

Bible References

In blessing

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

May God give you of the dew of heaven, the fatness of the earth, and an abundance of grain and new wine.

Almighty God will bless your marriage and give you many children. You will become the father of many nations!

because of the God of your father who helps you, because of the Almighty who blesses you from the heavens above, blessings from the deep springs below the ground, blessings from breasts and womb.

These are all the blessings that will come to you and stay close to you because you obey Jehovah your God:

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places through Christ.

I will multiply

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth. If anyone could count the dust, your offspring could be counted.

He brought him outside and said: Look toward heaven and count the stars. Are you able to count them? He continued: So shall your descendants be.

I will make you very fruitful. I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.

I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky. I will give your descendants all of this land. They will be a blessing to every nation on earth.

Jehovah your God has increased your numbers. Today you are more numerous than the stars of heaven.

I will increase the descendants of my servant David and the Levites who serve me in the same way as the stars of heaven that cannot be counted and the sand on the seashore that cannot be measured.'

Shore

King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Eziongeber. This is near Elath on the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba, in the land of Edom.

Thy seed

They gave Rebecca their blessing in these words: May you, sister, become the mother of millions! May your descendants conquer the cities of their enemies!

I see him, but not now! I behold him, but not near! A star shall come forth from Jacob. A scepter shall rise from Israel and shall crush through the forehead of Moab. It will tear down all the sons of Sheth.

His father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his hometown.

Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.

He will have dominion from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

You gave them this land. You swore to their forefathers to give them a land flowing with milk and honey.

In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. Its sovereignty will not be entrusted to another people. It will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms and it will stand forever!

Samaria's wound is incurable! It came as far as Judah. It even reached to the gate of my people, Jerusalem.

Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel. He has visited his people and brought them redemption. (Psalm 72:18)

But thanks to God, because he gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

The seventh angel blew his trumpet. There were great voices in heaven, saying: The kingdom of the world has become our God's, and his Christ will rule as king forever and ever.

General references

God blessed them and said to them: Be fruitful and increase in number. Fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and dominate the birds of the air. Have dominion over every living creature that moves on the ground.

I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you

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

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth. If anyone could count the dust, your offspring could be counted.

This is the genealogy of Esau, who is Edom, and his descendants.

Thus Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea. He finally stopped measuring it, for it was beyond measure.

Jehovah will bless you with many children, with abundant crops, and with many cattle and sheep.

He made this covenant with Abraham and gave his oath to Isaac.

His descendants will grow strong on the earth. The family of the upright will be blessed.

You will give truth to Jacob, and show loving-kindness (unchanging love) to Abraham. For you have sworn this to our fathers from the days of old.

It was the oath he spoke to Abraham our father.