Genesis 17:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

And I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.

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  • Gen 35:11 : 11 And God said to him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be from you, and kings shall come from your body;
  • Gen 17:16 : 16 And I will bless her and give you a son also by her; yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall come from her.
  • Gen 17:20 : 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes he shall beget, and I will make him a great nation.
  • Gen 17:4 : 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.
  • Gen 36:31-43 : 31 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel. 32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place. 34 And Jobab died, and Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. 35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place: and the name of his city was Avith. 36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. 37 And Samlah died, and Shaul from Rehoboth by the river reigned in his place. 38 And Shaul died, and Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. 39 And Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place, and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 40 These are the names of the chiefs that came from Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: chief Timnah, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth, 41 Chief Aholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, 42 Chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, 43 Chief Magdiel, chief Iram: these are the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land of their possession: Esau is the father of the Edomites.
  • Ezra 4:20 : 20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, were paid to them.
  • Matt 1:6-9 : 6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah; 7 And Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa; 8 And Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah; 9 And Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah; 10 And Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah; 11 And Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brothers, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: 12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; 13 And Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; 14 And Azor begat Zadok; and Zadok begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; 15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; 16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the captivity in Babylon to Christ are fourteen generations.

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  • Gen 17:15-16
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    15 And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

    16 And I will bless her and give you a son also by her; yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall come from her.

  • Gen 17:4-5
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    4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.

    5 Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made you.

  • Gen 35:11-12
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    11 And God said to him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be from you, and kings shall come from your body;

    12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to you I will give it, and to your descendants after you I will give the land.

  • Gen 17:2
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    2 And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.

  • Gen 12:1-3
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    1 Now the LORD had said to Abram, Get yourself out of your country, and from your kindred, and from your father's house, to a land that I will show you:

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

    3 And I will bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.

  • Gen 26:3-4
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    3 Stay in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you; for to you, and to your descendants, I will give all these countries, and I will fulfill the oath which I swore to Abraham your father;

    4 And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give to your descendants all these countries; and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

  • Gen 17:7-9
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    7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.

    8 And I will give to you, and to your descendants after you, the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

    9 And God said to Abraham, You shall keep my covenant therefore, you and your descendants after you in their generations.

  • Heb 6:14
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    14 Saying, 'Surely, blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.'

  • Gen 17:19-21
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    19 And God said, Sarah your wife shall indeed bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.

    20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes he shall beget, and I will make him a great nation.

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

  • Gen 22:17-18
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    17 That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies;

    18 And in your descendants shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because you have obeyed my voice.

  • Gen 18:18
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    18 Since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

  • Gen 28:3-4
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    3 And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a multitude of people;

    4 And give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you; that you may inherit the land where you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.

  • Gen 48:4
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    4 And said to me, Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people; and will give this land to your descendants after you for an everlasting possession.

  • Gen 13:16-17
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    16 And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also shall be numbered.

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

  • Gen 28:14
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    14 And your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

  • Gen 21:13
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    13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is your seed.

  • Gen 15:4-5
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    4 And, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, This shall not be your heir; but he that shall come forth out of your own body shall be your heir.

    5 And he brought him outside, and said, Look now toward heaven, and count the stars, if you are able to number them: and he said to him, So shall your offspring be.

  • Gen 32:12
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    12 And you said, I will surely do you good, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

  • Lev 26:9
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    9 For I will have respect for you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.

  • Ps 45:16
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    16 Instead of your fathers shall be your children, whom you may make princes in all the earth.

  • Gen 16:10
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    10 And the angel of the LORD said to her, I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude.

  • Deut 7:13
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    13 And he will love you, and bless you, and multiply you: he will also bless the fruit of your womb, and the fruit of your land, your grain, and your wine, and your oil, the increase of your cattle, and the flocks of your sheep, in the land which he swore to your fathers to give you.