Genesis 28:3

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Genesis 28:3

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

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And make

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When Abram [was] ninety-nine years old Yahweh appeared to Abram. And he said to him, "I [am] El-Shaddai; walk before me and be blameless

that I will certainly bless you and greatly multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the shore of the sea. And your offspring will take possession of the gate of his enemies.

And God said to him, "I [am] El-Shaddai. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and an assemblage of nations shall be from you, and kings shall go out from your loins.

And may El-Shaddai grant you compassion before the man that he may release your other brother to you and Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved."

Then Jacob said to Joseph, "El-Shaddai appeared to me in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

And I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Shaddai, but by my name Yahweh I was not known to them.

Unless Yahweh builds a house, its builders labor at it in vain. Unless Yahweh guards a city, a guard watches in vain.

and I will be a father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me," says the all-powerful Lord.

And I did not see a temple in it, for the Lord God All-Powerful is its temple, and the Lamb.

And make

And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of heaven, and over every animal that moves upon the earth."

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth which, if anyone were able to count the dust of the earth, your descendants would be [so] counted.

And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "You [are] our sister; may you become countless thousands; and may your offspring take possession of the gate of his enemies."

And the name of the second he called Ephraim, for [he said], "God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortune."

Look, children [are] the heritage of Yahweh; the fruit of the womb [is] a reward.

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

I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth which, if anyone were able to count the dust of the earth, your descendants would be [so] counted.

"Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, 'You will bless the {Israelites}: You will say to them:

By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things that were going to happen.