Genesis 17:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will indeed bless him, make him fruitful, and give him a multitude of descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes; I will make him into a great nation.

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  • Gen 21:18 : 18 Get up! Help the boy up and hold him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”
  • Gen 21:13 : 13 But I will also make the son of the slave wife into a great nation, for he is your descendant too.”
  • Gen 16:10-12 : 10 I will greatly multiply your descendants,” the LORD’s angel added,“so that they will be too numerous to count.” 11 Then the LORD’s angel said to her,“You are now pregnant and are about to give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your painful groans. 12 He will be a wild donkey of a man. He will be hostile to everyone, and everyone will be hostile to him. He will live away from his brothers.”
  • Gen 25:12-18 : 12 The Sons of Ishmael This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham. 13 These are the names of Ishmael’s sons, by their names according to their records: Nebaioth(Ishmael’s firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their settlements and their camps– twelve princes according to their clans. 17 Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. He breathed his last and died; then he joined his ancestors. 18 His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which runs next to Egypt all the way to Asshur. They settled away from all their relatives.

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  • Gen 17:18-19
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    82%

    18Abraham said to God,“O that Ishmael might live before you!”

    19God said,“No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant for his descendants after him.

  • Gen 17:21
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    21But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.”

  • Gen 17:16
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    16I will bless her and will give you a son through her. I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations. Kings of countries will come from her!”

  • Gen 21:12-13
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    80%

    12But God said to Abraham,“Do not be upset about the boy or your slave wife. Do all that Sarah is telling you because through Isaac your descendants will be counted.

    13But I will also make the son of the slave wife into a great nation, for he is your descendant too.”

  • Gen 17:4-7
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    4“As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

    5No longer will your name be Abram. Instead, your name will be Abraham because I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.

    6I will make you extremely fruitful. I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

    7I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

  • Gen 16:10-12
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    79%

    10I will greatly multiply your descendants,” the LORD’s angel added,“so that they will be too numerous to count.”

    11Then the LORD’s angel said to her,“You are now pregnant and are about to give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your painful groans.

    12He will be a wild donkey of a man. He will be hostile to everyone, and everyone will be hostile to him. He will live away from his brothers.”

  • Gen 26:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3Stay in this land. Then I will be with you and will bless you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will fulfill the solemn promise I made to your father Abraham.

    4I will multiply your descendants so they will be as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands. All the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.

  • Gen 22:17-18
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    17I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be as countless as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the strongholds of their enemies.

    18Because you have obeyed me, all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.’”

  • Heb 6:14
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    14saying,“Surely I will bless you greatly and multiply your descendants abundantly.”

  • Gen 17:2
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    2Then I will confirm my covenant between me and you, and I will give you a multitude of descendants.”

  • Gen 35:11-12
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    11Then God said to him,“I am the Sovereign God. Be fruitful and multiply! A nation– even a company of nations– will descend from you; kings will be among your descendants!

    12The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you. To your descendants I will also give this land.”

  • Gen 12:2-3
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    76%

    2Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing.

    3I will bless those who bless you, but the one who treats you lightly I must curse, so that all the families of the earth may receive blessing through you.”

  • Gen 21:17-18
    2 verses
    76%

    17But God heard the boy’s voice. The angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and asked her,“What is the matter, Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heard the boy’s voice right where he is crying.

    18Get up! Help the boy up and hold him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”

  • Gen 18:18
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    18After all, Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on the earth may receive blessing through him.

  • Gen 25:16
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    16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their settlements and their camps– twelve princes according to their clans.

  • Gen 25:12
    75%

    12The Sons of Ishmael This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.

  • Gen 28:3-4
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    75%

    3May the Sovereign God bless you! May he make you fruitful and give you a multitude of descendants! Then you will become a large nation.

    4May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abraham so that you may possess the land God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident.”

  • 1 Chr 1:28
    74%

    28The sons of Abraham:Isaac and Ishmael.

  • Gen 16:15
    73%

    15So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son, whom Abram named Ishmael.

  • Gen 48:4
    73%

    4He said to me,‘I am going to make you fruitful and will multiply you. I will make you into a group of nations, and I will give this land to your descendants as an everlasting possession.’

  • Gen 28:14
    73%

    14Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, east, north, and south. And so all the families of the earth may receive blessings through you and through your descendants.

  • Gen 32:12
    73%

    12But you said,‘I will certainly make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand on the seashore, too numerous to count.’”

  • Heb 11:18
    72%

    18God had told him,“Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,”

  • Gen 17:25
    72%

    25his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.

  • Gen 26:24
    71%

    24The LORD appeared to him that night and said,“I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham.”