Genesis 15:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he took him out into the open air, and said to him, Let your eyes be lifted to heaven, and see if the stars may be numbered; even so will your seed be.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 1:10 : 10 The Lord your God has given you increase, and now you are like the stars of heaven in number.
  • Rom 4:18 : 18 Who without reason for hope, in faith went on hoping, so that he became the father of a number of nations, as it had been said, So will your seed be.
  • Heb 11:12 : 12 So that from one man, who was near to death, came children in number as the stars in heaven, or as the sand by the seaside, which may not be numbered.
  • Exod 32:13 : 13 Have in mind Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you gave your oath, saying, I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and all this land will I give to your seed, as I said, to be their heritage for ever.
  • Gen 22:17 : 17 That I will certainly give you my blessing, and your seed will be increased like the stars of heaven and the sand by the seaside; your seed will take the land of those who are against them;
  • Ps 147:4 : 4 He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names.
  • Jer 33:22 : 22 As it is not possible for the army of heaven to be numbered, or the sand of the sea measured, so will I make the seed of my servant David, and the Levites my servants.
  • Deut 10:22 : 22 Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons; and now the Lord your God has made you like the stars of heaven in number.
  • 1 Chr 27:23 : 23 But David did not take the number of those who were under twenty years old, for the Lord had said that he would make Israel like the stars of heaven in number.
  • Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:
  • Gen 13:16 : 16 And I will make your children like the dust of the earth, so that if the dust of the earth may be numbered, then will your children be numbered.
  • Gen 16:10 : 10 And the angel of the Lord said, Your seed will be greatly increased so that it may not be numbered.
  • Gen 26:4 : 4 I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and will give them all these lands, and your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth;
  • Gen 28:14 : 14 Your seed will be like the dust of the earth, covering all the land to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south: you and your seed will be a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.
  • Rom 9:7-8 : 7 And they are not all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, In Isaac will your seed be named. 8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh, but the children of God's undertaking, who are named as the seed.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 15:1-4
    4 verses
    79%

    1 After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Have no fear, Abram: I will keep you safe, and great will be your reward.

    2 And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me.

    3 And Abram said, You have given me no child, and a servant in my house will get the heritage.

    4 Then said the Lord, This man will not get the heritage, but a son of your body will have your property after you.

  • Gen 13:14-17
    4 verses
    79%

    14 And the Lord had said to Abram, after Lot was parted from him, From this place where you are take a look to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west:

    15 For all the land which you see I will give to you and to your seed for ever.

    16 And I will make your children like the dust of the earth, so that if the dust of the earth may be numbered, then will your children be numbered.

    17 Come, go through all the land from one end to the other for I will give it to you.

  • Gen 22:17-18
    2 verses
    78%

    17 That I will certainly give you my blessing, and your seed will be increased like the stars of heaven and the sand by the seaside; your seed will take the land of those who are against them;

    18 And your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth, because you have done what I gave you orders to do.

  • Gen 26:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3 Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;

    4 I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and will give them all these lands, and your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth;

  • Gen 15:6-8
    3 verses
    77%

    6 And he had faith in the Lord, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

    7 And he said to him, I am the Lord, who took you from Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land for your heritage.

    8 And he said, O Lord God, how may I be certain that it will be mine?

  • Gen 28:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13 And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping.

    14 Your seed will be like the dust of the earth, covering all the land to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south: you and your seed will be a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.

  • Heb 11:18
    75%

    18 Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name:

  • Gen 17:19
    75%

    19 And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.

  • Gen 17:4-6
    3 verses
    74%

    4 As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.

    5 No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the father of a number of nations.

    6 I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.

  • Gen 16:10
    74%

    10 And the angel of the Lord said, Your seed will be greatly increased so that it may not be numbered.

  • Gen 18:18
    74%

    18 Seeing that Abraham will certainly become a great and strong nation, and his name will be used by all the nations of the earth as a blessing?

  • Rom 4:18
    73%

    18 Who without reason for hope, in faith went on hoping, so that he became the father of a number of nations, as it had been said, So will your seed be.

  • Heb 6:14
    73%

    14 Saying, Be certain that I will give you my blessing, and make your numbers very great.

  • Gen 28:4
    73%

    4 And may God give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed, so that the land of your wanderings, which God gave to Abraham, may be your heritage.

  • Gen 32:12
    73%

    12 And you said, Truly, I will be good to you, and make your seed like the sand of the sea which may not be numbered.

  • Heb 11:12
    73%

    12 So that from one man, who was near to death, came children in number as the stars in heaven, or as the sand by the seaside, which may not be numbered.

  • Gen 35:11
    73%

    11 And God said to him, I am God, the Ruler of all: be fertile, and have increase; a nation, truly a group of nations, will come from you, and kings will be your offspring;

  • Gen 17:2
    73%

    2 And I will make an agreement between you and me, and your offspring will be greatly increased.

  • Gen 17:9
    73%

    9 And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations.

  • Acts 7:3
    73%

    3 And said to him, Go out of your land, and away from your family, and come into the land to which I will be your guide.

  • Gen 12:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 Now the Lord said to Abram, Go out from your country and from your family and from your father's house, into the land to which I will be your guide:

    2 And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:

  • Gen 21:12
    72%

    12 But God said, Let it not be a grief to you because of the boy and Hagar his mother; give ear to whatever Sarah says to you, because it is from Isaac that your seed will take its name.

  • Exod 32:13
    72%

    13 Have in mind Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you gave your oath, saying, I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and all this land will I give to your seed, as I said, to be their heritage for ever.

  • Job 5:25
    72%

    25 You will be certain that your seed will be great, and your offspring like the plants of the earth.

  • Gen 12:7
    72%

    7 And the Lord came to Abram, and said, I will give all this land to your seed; then Abram made an altar there to the Lord who had let himself be seen by him.