Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

Bible References

God almighty

Genesis 17:1
When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, “I am God Almighty. Live in My presence and be blameless.
Genesis 18:14
Is anything impossible for the Lord? At the appointed time I will come back to you, and in about a year she will have a son.”
Genesis 43:14
May God Almighty cause the man to be merciful to you so that he will release your other brother and Benjamin to you. As for me, if I am deprived of my sons, then I am deprived.”
Genesis 48:3
Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.
Exodus 6:3
I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but I did not reveal My name Yahweh to them.
2 Corinthians 6:18
I will be a Father to you,
and you will be sons and daughters to Me,
says the Lord Almighty.

A nation

Genesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation,
I will bless you,
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
Genesis 13:16
I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
Genesis 15:5
He took him outside and said, “Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then He said to him, “Your offspring will be that numerous.”
Genesis 17:5
Your name will no longer be Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations.
Genesis 18:18
Abraham is to become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.
Genesis 22:17
I will indeed bless you and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.
Genesis 28:3
May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you so that you become an assembly of peoples.
Genesis 32:12
You have said, ‘I will cause you to prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.’”
Genesis 46:3
God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
Genesis 48:4
He said to me, ‘I will make you fruitful and numerous; I will make many nations come from you, and I will give this land as an eternal possession to your future descendants.’
Exodus 1:7
But the Israelites were fruitful, increased rapidly, multiplied, and became extremely numerous so that the land was filled with them.
1 Samuel 1:1
There was a man from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. His name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.

General references

Genesis 1:22
So God blessed them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
Genesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation,
I will bless you,
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
Genesis 13:16
I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
Psalm 105:9
the covenant He made with Abraham,
swore to Isaac,
Hebrews 7:10
for he was still within his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

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