Genesis 21:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.

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  • Gen 21:13 : 13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is your seed.
  • Gen 16:10 : 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.
  • 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 25:12-18 : 12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore to Abraham: 13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, and Massa, 15 Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations. 17 These are the years of the life of Ishmael: a hundred and thirty-seven years. He gave up the spirit and died, and was gathered to his people. 18 And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur, which is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria; and he died in the presence of all his brothers.
  • 1 Chr 1:29-31 : 29 These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.

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  • Gen 21:12-17
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    82%

    12But God said to Abraham, Do not let it be grievous in your sight because of the lad and because of your bondwoman. In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac shall your seed be called.

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

    14And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away. So she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

    15And the water was used up in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

    16And she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about a bowshot away; for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. So she sat opposite him and lifted up her voice, and wept.

    17And God heard the voice of the lad, and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven and said to her, What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not; for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.

  • Gen 21:19-20
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    77%

    19And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the bottle with water and gave the lad a drink.

    20And God was with the lad, and he grew and lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

  • Gen 17:18-21
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    76%

    18And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before you!

    19And 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.

    20And 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.

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

  • Gen 16:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

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

    11And the angel of the LORD said to her, Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has heard your affliction.

  • Gen 18:18
    75%

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

  • Gen 28:13
    73%

    13And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: the land where you lie, I will give to you and to your descendants;

  • Gen 12:2
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    2And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing:

  • Gen 13:17
    72%

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

  • Gen 22:12
    71%

    12And he said, Do not lay your hand upon the boy, nor do anything to him: for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son from me.

  • Gen 17:6
    71%

    6And I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.

  • Heb 11:18
    71%

    18of whom it was said, 'In Isaac your seed shall be called,'

  • Gen 22:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17That 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;

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

  • Gen 46:3
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    3And He said, I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down into Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.

  • Gen 25:12
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    12Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore to Abraham:

  • Gen 35:11
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    11And 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 28:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a multitude of people;

    4And 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 16:15
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    15And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called his son's name, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

  • Josh 24:3
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    3And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the river, and led him through all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants, and gave him Isaac.

  • Gen 26:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3Stay 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;

    4And 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 15:5
    70%

    5And 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 17:2
    70%

    2And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.

  • Gen 22:10
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    10And Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

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

  • Gen 21:10
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    10Therefore she said to Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son, for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.

  • Gen 22:2
    69%

    2And He said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.

  • Gen 48:4
    69%

    4And 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.

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