'Descendants' in the Bible
They will hang on him the whole burden of his father’s house: the descendants and the offshoots—all the small vessels, from bowls to every kind of jar.
‘Some of your descendants who come from you will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”
Do not fear, for I am with you;I will bring your descendants from the east,and gather you from the west.
For I will pour water on the thirsty landand streams on the dry ground;I will pour out My Spirit on your descendantsand My blessing on your offspring.
I have not spoken in secret,somewhere in a land of darkness.I did not say to the descendants of Jacob:Seek Me in a wasteland.I, Yahweh, speak truthfully;I say what is right.
All the descendants of Israelwill be justified and find glory through the Lord.
Your descendants would have been as countless as the sand,and the offspring of your body like its grains;their name would not be cut offor eliminated from My presence.
For you will spread out to the right and to the left,and your descendants will dispossess nationsand inhabit the desolate cities.
Their descendants will be known among the nations,and their posterity among the peoples.All who see them will recognizethat they are a people the Lord has blessed.
I will produce descendants from Jacob,and heirs to My mountains from Judah;My chosen ones will possess it,and My servants will dwell there.
They will not labor without successor bear children destined for disaster,for they will be a people blessed by the Lordalong with their descendants.