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 your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone is able to count the dust of the earth, then your descendants also can be counted.

The Lord took him outside and said, "Gaze into the sky and count the stars -- if you are able to count them!" Then he said to him, "So will your descendants be."

"As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

After all, Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using his name.

I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be as countless as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the strongholds of their enemies.

For by it the people of old received God's commendation.

Seed shall

Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing.

Because you have obeyed me, all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.'"

May his fame endure! May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! May all nations consider him to be favored by God!

You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, 'And in your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.'

And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time, saying, "All the nations will be blessed in you."

General references

God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground."

Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing.

I will give all the land that you see to you and your descendants forever.

So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, and they conquered it and lived in it.

You will be loyal to Jacob and extend your loyal love to Abraham, which you promised on oath to our ancestors in ancient times.

as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever."