Genesis 26:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

Multiply

Seed shall

Galatians 3:8

General references

Bible References

Multiply

And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if any one can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also will be numbered.

And he led him out, and said, Look now toward the heavens, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them. And he said to him, So shall thy seed be!

It is I: behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations.

Since Abraham shall indeed become a great and mighty nation; and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him.

I will richly bless thee, and greatly multiply thy seed, as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is on the sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

For in the power of this the elders have obtained testimony.

Seed shall

And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.

and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because thou hast hearkened to my voice.

His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.

Ye are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God appointed to our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

and the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the nations on the principle of faith, announced beforehand the glad tidings to Abraham: In thee all the nations shall be blessed.

General references

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 fowl of the heavens, and over every animal that moveth on the earth.

And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.

for all the land that thou seest will I give to thee, and to thy seed for ever.

And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.

Thou wilt perform truth to Jacob, loving-kindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers, from the days of old.

(as he spoke to our fathers,) to Abraham and to his seed for ever.