14 occurrences

'Nations' in the Bible

from whom the coastal nations spread into their own lands and nations, each with their own language and family groups.

Verse ConceptsClansLanguages ConfusedCoastlandsLanguages SeparatedIdentity

These are the families of Noah's sons, according to their records, by their nations. From these people, the nations on the earth spread out after the flood.

Verse ConceptsNationalismNoah's Flood

"Look, I've made a covenant with you. You will be the father of many nations.

Verse ConceptsGod's Covenant With The Patriarchsfatherhood

Your name is no longer to be Abram. Instead your name will be Abraham, since I'll make you the father of many nations.

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Calling And LifeTypes Of ChristChanged NamesGod Renaming People

I'm going to cause you to have many descendants, and I'll bring nations from you. Kings will come from you.

Verse ConceptsFruitfulness, NaturalMaking KingsfruitfulnessReproduction, After Kind

I will bless her. Furthermore, I will give you a son from her. I will bless her, so that nations, kings, and people will come from her."

Verse ConceptsBabies, Blessing From GodMothers Of KingsGifts Of GodGod Will BlessOther Gifts Of GodMothers And SonsBabies Being A Blessingsarah

"since Abraham's descendants will become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him?

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Family And DescendantsGentiles, In OtConsistencyBlessings, To AbrahamMission, Of IsraelParticipation, In ChristBlessing Through God's People

"Two nations are in your womb," the LORD responded, "and two separate people will emerge. One people will be the stronger, and the older one will serve the younger."

Verse ConceptsBabies In The WombFavouritismJacob, The PatriarchSubjectionTwo GroupsFreshness Of YouthWombServing PeopleStrong NationsOvercoming Adversity

I'll cause you to have as many descendants as the stars of the heavens, and I'll certainly give all these lands to your descendants. Later on, through your descendants all the nations of the earth will bless one another.

Verse ConceptsMultiplyingConsistencyevangelists, identity ofBlessings, To AbrahamMission, Of IsraelBlessing Through God's People

So God called his name Israel and also told him, "I am God Almighty. You are to be fruitful and multiply. You will become a nation in fact, an assembly of nations! Kings will come from you they'll emerge from your own loins!

Verse ConceptsFruitfulness, NaturalBlessings, To AbrahamBodyGod, Power OfProcreationI Am Godfruitfulness

In addition, all of the surrounding nations came to Joseph to buy grain from Egypt, because the famine had become severe throughout the world.

Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingMoney, Uses Of

But his father refused. "I know," he said. "I know. He's going to produce a large nation, and he's going to be very great. However, his younger brother will become even greater than he, and his descendants will become a multitude of nations."

Verse ConceptsThe Youngest ChildPeople With General KnowledgeRules About Young People

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor a ruler's staff from between his feet, until the one comes, who owns them both, and to him will belong the allegiance of nations.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalSceptreStaffUnity, God's Goal OfProphecies Concerning ChristMessianic PropheciesGathered By God

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