Genesis 21:18
Come, take your child in your arms, for I will make of him a great nation.
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- Gen 21:13 : 13 And I will make a nation of the son of your servant-woman, because he is your seed.
- 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 17:20 : 20 As for Ishmael, I have given ear to your prayer: truly I have given him my blessing and I will make him fertile and give him great increase; he will be the father of twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.
- Gen 25:12-18 : 12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whose mother was Hagar the Egyptian, the servant of Sarah: 13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael by their generations: Ishmael's first son was Nebaioth; then Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam 14 And Mishma and Dumah and Massa, 15 Hadad and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names in their towns and their tent-circles; twelve chiefs with their peoples. 17 And the years of Ishmael's life were a hundred and thirty-seven: and he came to his end, and was put to rest with his people. 18 And their country was from Havilah to Shur which is east of Egypt: they took their place to the east of all their brothers.
- 1 Chr 1:29-31 : 29 These are their generations: the oldest son of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam, 30 Mishma and Dumah, Massa, Hadad and Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
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- Gen 21:12-176 verses82%
12But 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.
13And I will make a nation of the son of your servant-woman, because he is your seed.
14And early in the morning Abraham got up, and gave Hagar some bread and a water-skin, and put the boy on her back, and sent her away: and she went, wandering in the waste land of Beer-sheba.
15And when all the water in the skin was used up, she put the child down under a tree.
16And she went some distance away, about an arrow flight, and seating herself on the earth, she gave way to bitter weeping, saying, Let me not see the death of my child.
17And the boy's cry came to the ears of God; and the angel of God said to Hagar from heaven, Hagar, why are you weeping? have no fear, for the child's cry has come to the ears of God.
- Gen 21:19-202 verses77%
19Then God made her eyes open, and she saw a water-spring, and she got water in the skin and gave the boy a drink.
20And God was with the boy, and he became tall and strong, and he became a bowman, living in the waste land.
- Gen 17:18-214 verses76%
18And Abraham said to God, If only Ishmael's life might be your care!
19And 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.
20As for Ishmael, I have given ear to your prayer: truly I have given him my blessing and I will make him fertile and give him great increase; he will be the father of twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.
21But my agreement will be with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth a year from this time.
- Gen 16:10-112 verses75%
10And the angel of the Lord said, Your seed will be greatly increased so that it may not be numbered.
11And the angel of the Lord said, See, you are with child and will give birth to a son, to whom you will give the name Ishmael, because the ears of the Lord were open to your sorrow.
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18Seeing 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?
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13And 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.
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2And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:
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17Come, go through all the land from one end to the other for I will give it to you.
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12And he said, Let not your hand be stretched out against the boy to do anything to him; for now I am certain that the fear of God is in your heart, because you have not kept back your son, your only son, from me.
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6I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.
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18Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name:
- Gen 22:17-182 verses71%
17That 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;
18And your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth, because you have done what I gave you orders to do.
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3And he said, I am God, the God of your father: go down to Egypt without fear, for I will make a great nation of you there:
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12Now these are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whose mother was Hagar the Egyptian, the servant of Sarah:
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11And 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 28:3-42 verses71%
3And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.
4And 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.
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15And Hagar gave birth to a child, the son of Abram, to whom Abram gave the name of Ishmael.
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3And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the River, guiding him through all the land of Canaan; I made his offspring great in number, and gave him Isaac.
- Gen 26:3-42 verses70%
3Keep 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;
4I 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;
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5And 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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2And I will make an agreement between you and me, and your offspring will be greatly increased.
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10And stretching out his hand, Abraham took the knife to put his son to death.
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4As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.
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10So she said to Abraham, Send away that woman and her son: for the son of that woman is not to have a part in the heritage with my son Isaac.
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2And he said to him, Take your son, your dearly loved only son Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah and give him as a burned offering on one of the mountains of which I will give you knowledge.
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4And said to me, Truly, I will make you fertile and give you increase and will make of you a great family of nations: and I will give this land to your seed after you to be their heritage for ever.
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14Saying, Be certain that I will give you my blessing, and make your numbers very great.