Genesis 15:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

Moreouer he brought him forth and said, Looke vp nowe vnto heauen, and tell ye starres, if thou be able to number them: and he said vnto him, So shall thy seede be.

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  • Deut 1:10 : 10 The Lord your God hath multiplied you: and beholde, ye are this day as the starres of heauen in nomber:
  • Rom 4:18 : 18 Which Abraham aboue hope, beleeued vnder hope, that he should be the father of many nations: according to that which was spoken to him, So shall thy seede be.
  • Heb 11:12 : 12 And therefore sprang there of one, euen of one which was dead, so many as the starres of the skie in multitude, and as the land of the sea shore which is innumerable.
  • Exod 32:13 : 13 Remember Abraham, Izhak, and Israel thy seruants, to whom thou swarest by thine owne selfe, and saydest vnto them, I wil multiply your seede, as the starres of the heauen, & all this land, that I haue spoken of, wil I giue vnto your seede, and they shal inherit it for euer.
  • Gen 22:17 : 17 Therefore will I surely blesse thee, and will greatly multiplie thy seede, as the starres of the heauen, and as the sand which is vpon the sea shore, and thy seede shall possesse the gate of his enemies.
  • Ps 147:4 : 4 He counteth the nomber of the starres, and calleth them all by their names.
  • Jer 33:22 : 22 As the army of heauen can not be nombred, neither the sand of the sea measured: so wil I multiplie the seede of Dauid my seruant, and the Leuites, that minister vnto me.
  • Deut 10:22 : 22 Thy fathers went downe into Egypt with seuentie persons, and now the Lord thy God hath made thee, as ye starres of ye heauen in multitude.
  • 1 Chr 27:23 : 23 But Dauid tooke not the nober of them from twentie yeere olde and vnder, because the Lord had sayde that he would increase Israel like vnto the starres of the heauens.
  • Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and will blesse thee, and make thy name great, and thou shalt be a blessing.
  • Gen 13:16 : 16 And I will make thy seede, as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seede be numbred.
  • Gen 16:10 : 10 Againe the Angel of the Lorde saide vnto her, I will so greatly increase thy seede, that it shal not be numbred for multitude.
  • Gen 26:4 : 4 Also I wil cause thy seede to multiply as the starres of heauen, and will giue vnto thy seede all these countreys: and in thy seede shall all the nanations of the earth be blessed,
  • Gen 28:14 : 14 And thy seede shall be as the dust of the earth, & thou shalt spread abroad to the West, and to the East, & to the North, & to the South, and in thee and in thy seede shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
  • Rom 9:7-8 : 7 Neither are they all children, because they are the seede of Abraham: but, In Isaac shall thy seede be called: 8 That is, they which are the children of the flesh, are not the children of God: but the children of the promes, are counted for the seede.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 15:1-4
    4 verses
    79%

    1After these things, the worde of the Lorde came vnto Abram in a vision, saying, Feare not, Abram, I am thy buckler, and thine exceeding great reward.

    2And Abram said, O Lord God, what wilt thou giue me, seeing I goe childlesse, and the steward of mine house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

    3Againe Abram saide, Beholde, to me thou hast giuen no seede: wherefore loe, a seruant of mine house shalbe mine heire.

    4Then beholde, the worde of the Lorde came vnto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heire, but one that shall come out of thine owne bowels, he shalbe thine heire.

  • Gen 13:14-17
    4 verses
    79%

    14Then the Lord saide vnto Abram, (after that Lot was departed from him) Lift vp thine eyes nowe, and looke from the place where thou art, Northward, and Southward, and Eastwarde, and Westward:

    15For all the land, which thou seest, will I giue vnto thee and to thy seede for euer,

    16And I will make thy seede, as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seede be numbred.

    17Arise, walke through the land, in ye length thereof, and breadth thereof: for I will giue it vnto thee.

  • Gen 22:17-18
    2 verses
    78%

    17Therefore will I surely blesse thee, and will greatly multiplie thy seede, as the starres of the heauen, and as the sand which is vpon the sea shore, and thy seede shall possesse the gate of his enemies.

    18And in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voyce.

  • Gen 26:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3Dwell in this lande, and I will be with thee, and will blesse thee: for to thee, and to thy seede I will giue all these countreys: and I will performe the othe which I sware vnto Abraham thy father.

    4Also I wil cause thy seede to multiply as the starres of heauen, and will giue vnto thy seede all these countreys: and in thy seede shall all the nanations of the earth be blessed,

  • Gen 15:6-8
    3 verses
    77%

    6And Abram beleeued the Lorde, and he counted that to him for righteousnesse.

    7Againe he saide vnto him, I am the Lord, that brought thee out of Vr of the Caldees, to giue thee this land to inherite it.

    8And he said, O Lord God, whereby shall I knowe that I shall inherite it?

  • Gen 28:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13And behold, the Lord stoode aboue it, & sayd, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Izhak: the land, vpon the which thou sleepest, wil I giue thee and thy seede.

    14And thy seede shall be as the dust of the earth, & thou shalt spread abroad to the West, and to the East, & to the North, & to the South, and in thee and in thy seede shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

  • Heb 11:18
    75%

    18(To whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seede be called.)

  • Gen 17:19
    75%

    19Then God saide, Sarah thy wife shall beare thee a sonne in deede, and thou shalt call his name Izhak: and I will establish my couenant with him for an euerlasting couenant, and with his seede after him.

  • Gen 17:4-6
    3 verses
    74%

    4Beholde, I make my couenant with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations,

    5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shalbe Abraham: for a father of many nations haue I made thee.

    6Also I will make thee exceeding fruitfull, and will make nations of thee: yea, Kings shall proceede of thee.

  • Gen 16:10
    74%

    10Againe the Angel of the Lorde saide vnto her, I will so greatly increase thy seede, that it shal not be numbred for multitude.

  • Gen 18:18
    74%

    18Seeing that Abraham shalbe in deede a great and a mightie nation, and all the nations of the earth shalbe blessed in him?

  • Rom 4:18
    73%

    18Which Abraham aboue hope, beleeued vnder hope, that he should be the father of many nations: according to that which was spoken to him, So shall thy seede be.

  • Heb 6:14
    73%

    14Saying, Surely I wil aboundantly blesse thee and multiplie thee marueilously.

  • Gen 28:4
    73%

    4And giue thee the blessing of Abraham, euen to thee & to thy seede with thee, that thou mayest inherite the lande (wherein thou art a stranger,) which God gaue vnto Abraham.

  • Gen 32:12
    73%

    12For thou saydest; I will surely doe thee good, and make thy seede as the sande of the sea, which can not be nombred for multitude.

  • Heb 11:12
    73%

    12And therefore sprang there of one, euen of one which was dead, so many as the starres of the skie in multitude, and as the land of the sea shore which is innumerable.

  • Gen 35:11
    73%

    11Againe God said vnto him, I am God all sufficient. growe, and multiplie. a nation and a multitude of nations shall spring of thee, and Kings shall come out of thy loynes.

  • Gen 17:2
    73%

    2And I will make my couenant betweene me and thee, & I will multiplie thee exceedingly.

  • Gen 17:9
    73%

    9Againe God said vnto Abraham, Thou also shalt keepe my couenant, thou, and thy seede after thee in their generations.

  • Acts 7:3
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    3And said vnto him, Come out of thy countrey, and from thy kindred, and come into the land, which I shall shewe thee.

  • Gen 12:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1For the Lorde had said vnto Abram, Get thee out of thy countrey, and from thy kindred, and from thy fathers house vnto the land that I will shewe thee.

    2And I will make of thee a great nation, and will blesse thee, and make thy name great, and thou shalt be a blessing.

  • Gen 21:12
    72%

    12But God said vnto Abraham, Let it not be grieuous in thy sight for the childe, and for thy bonde woman: in all that Sarah shall say vnto thee, heare her voyce: for in Izhak shall thy seede be called.

  • Exod 32:13
    72%

    13Remember Abraham, Izhak, and Israel thy seruants, to whom thou swarest by thine owne selfe, and saydest vnto them, I wil multiply your seede, as the starres of the heauen, & all this land, that I haue spoken of, wil I giue vnto your seede, and they shal inherit it for euer.

  • Job 5:25
    72%

    25Thou shalt perceiue also, that thy seede shalbe great, and thy posteritie as the grasse of the earth.

  • Gen 12:7
    72%

    7And the Lord appeared vnto Abram, and said, Vnto thy seede will I giue this land; there builded he an altar vnto the Lord, which appeared vnto him.