Genesis 17:6

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I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.

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  • Gen 35:11 : 11 God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed a community of nations, will come from you, and kings will come from your own body."
  • Gen 17:16 : 16 I will bless her and surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will become the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.
  • Gen 17:20 : 20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will bless him; I will make him fruitful and greatly multiply his descendants. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
  • Gen 17:4 : 4 "As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
  • Gen 36:31-43 : 31 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: 32 Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king. 34 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king. 35 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the field of Moab, succeeded him as king. The name of his city was Avith. 36 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king. 37 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him as king. 38 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Achbor succeeded him as king. 39 When Baal-Hanan son of Achbor died, Hadar succeeded him as king. The name of his city was Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab. 40 These are the names of Esau's chiefs according to their families and regions, by their names: Chief Timna, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth, 41 Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, 42 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, 43 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.
  • Ezra 4:20 : 20 Mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the entire region beyond the River, and taxes, tribute, and customs were paid to them.
  • Matt 1:6-9 : 6 Jesse was the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah. 7 Solomon was the father of Rehoboam; Rehoboam was the father of Abijah; Abijah was the father of Asa. 8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat was the father of Joram; Joram was the father of Uzziah. 9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham; Jotham was the father of Ahaz; Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah. 10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh; Manasseh was the father of Amon; Amon was the father of Josiah. 11 Josiah was the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon. 12 After the exile to Babylon, Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel; Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel. 13 Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud; Abiud was the father of Eliakim; Eliakim was the father of Azor. 14 Azor was the father of Zadok; Zadok was the father of Achim; Achim was the father of Eliud. 15 Eliud was the father of Eleazar; Eleazar was the father of Matthan; Matthan was the father of Jacob. 16 Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon were fourteen generations; and from the exile to Babylon to Christ were fourteen generations.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 17:15-16
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    85%

    15Then God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.

    16I will bless her and surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will become the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.

  • Gen 17:4-5
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    85%

    4"As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

    5No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father of many nations.

  • Gen 35:11-12
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    84%

    11God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed a community of nations, will come from you, and kings will come from your own body."

    12The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to you, and I will also give it to your descendants after you.

  • Gen 17:2
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    2I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will greatly multiply you.

  • Gen 12:1-3
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    83%

    1The Lord said to Abram, "Go forth from your land, your birthplace, and your father's household to the land that I will show you."

    2And I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

    3I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you, I will curse; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.

  • Gen 26:3-4
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    82%

    3Stay in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your descendants and will fulfill the oath I swore to Abraham your father.

    4I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and give them all these lands, and through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

  • Gen 17:7-9
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    82%

    7I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

    8And I will give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are now living as a foreigner—all the land of Canaan—as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

    9Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come.

  • Heb 6:14
    80%

    14saying, 'Surely I will bless you abundantly and multiply your descendants greatly.'

  • Gen 17:19-21
    3 verses
    79%

    19Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

    20As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will bless him; I will make him fruitful and greatly multiply his descendants. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

    21But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.

  • Gen 22:17-18
    2 verses
    79%

    17I will surely bless you and will greatly multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore, and your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.

    18And through your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.'

  • Gen 18:18
    78%

    18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all nations of the earth will be blessed.

  • Gen 28:3-4
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    78%

    3May God Almighty bless you, make you fruitful, and multiply you, so that you become a community of peoples.

    4May he give to you and your descendants with you the blessing of Abraham, that you may take possession of the land where you now live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.

  • Gen 48:4
    77%

    4He said to me, 'I am about to make you fruitful and multiply you. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land to your descendants after you as a permanent possession.'

  • Gen 13:16-17
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    76%

    16I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, your descendants could also be counted.

    17Arise, walk through the land, its length and its breadth, for I will give it to you.

  • Gen 28:14
    76%

    14Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, to the east, to the north, and to the south. Through you and your descendants, all the families of the earth will be blessed.

  • Gen 21:13
    75%

    13'I will also make the son of the slave woman into a nation because he is your offspring.'

  • Gen 15:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4Then the word of the LORD came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but a son coming from your own body will be your heir."

    5He took him outside and said, "Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them." Then He added, "So will your descendants be."

  • Gen 32:12
    74%

    12Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from Esau, for I am afraid of him. He might come and strike me, the mothers, and the children.

  • Lev 26:9
    74%

    9I will turn to you, make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will confirm my covenant with you.

  • Ps 45:16
    73%

    16They are led with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.

  • Gen 16:10
    73%

    10The angel of the LORD also said, "I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they cannot be counted because of their great numbers."

  • Deut 7:13
    73%

    13He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land—your grain, your new wine, and your fresh oil—the young of your livestock and the calves of your herds in the land that He swore to your ancestors to give you.