Genesis 35:11

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;

God almighty

A nation

General references

Hebrews 7:10

Bible References

God almighty

Abram was ninety-nine years old. Jehovah appeared to him and said: I am God Almighty. Walk before me and be blameless.

Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life. Sarah shall have a son!

May God Almighty cause the man to have pity on you, so that he will give Benjamin and your other brother back to you. As for me, if I must lose my children, I must lose them.

Jacob said to Joseph: Almighty God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name, Jehovah, I did not make myself known to them.

I will be a Father to you, and you will be to me sons and daughters, said Jehovah God the Almighty. (Hosea 1:10)

A nation

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.

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.

You will no longer be called Abram (Exalted Father). Your name will be Abraham (means Father of Many). I have made you a father of many nations.

Abraham will definitely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him.

I will certainly bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of their enemies' cities.

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

You said, 'I will make sure that you are prosperous and that your descendants will be as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. No one will be able to count them because there are so many.'

God said: I am God! I am the same God your father worshiped. Do not be afraid to go to Egypt. I will give you so many descendants that one day they will become a nation.

He promised: 'I will give you a large family with many descendants that will grow into a nation. I am giving you this land that will belong to you and your family from generation to generation.' (Hebrew: olam olam) (long lasting possession)

The children of Israel had many children. They became so numerous and strong that the land was filled with them.

There was a certain man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite of the mountains of Ephraim. His name was Elkanah. He was the son of Jeroham son of Elihu son of Tohu son of Zuph an Ephraimite.

General references

God blessed them and said: Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.

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.

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

He was still in the loins of his ancestor (not yet born) when Melchizedek met him.