Genesis 26:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I 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.

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  • Gen 15:5 : 5 The LORD took him outside and said,“Gaze into the sky and count the stars– if you are able to count them!” Then he said to him,“So will your descendants be.”
  • Gen 22:17-18 : 17 I 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. 18 Because you have obeyed me, all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.’”
  • Gal 3:8 : 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time, saying,“All the nations will be blessed in you.”
  • Acts 3:25 : 25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham,‘And in your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.’
  • Exod 32:13 : 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel your servants, to whom you swore by yourself and told them,‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken about I will give to your descendants, and they will inherit it forever.’”
  • Ps 72:17 : 17 May his fame endure! May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! May all nations consider him to be favored by God!
  • Gen 12:2-3 : 2 Then 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. 3 I 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 13:16 : 16 And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone is able to count the dust of the earth, then your descendants also can be counted.
  • Gen 15:18 : 18 That day the LORD made a covenant with Abram:“To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River–
  • Gen 17:4-8 : 4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations. 5 No longer will your name be Abram. Instead, your name will be Abraham because I will make you the father of a multitude of nations. 6 I will make you extremely fruitful. I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you. 7 I 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. 8 I will give the whole land of Canaan– the land where you are now residing– to you and your descendants after you as a permanent possession. I will be their God.”
  • Gen 18:18 : 18 After all, Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on the earth may receive blessing through him.
  • Gal 3:16 : 16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture does not say,“and to the descendants,” referring to many, but“and to your descendant,” referring to one, who is Christ.
  • Heb 11:2 : 2 For by it the people of old received God’s commendation.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 28:13-14
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    13 and the LORD stood at its top. He said,“I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of your father Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the ground you are lying on.

    14 Your 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 22:17-18
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    17 I 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.

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

  • Gen 26:3
    87%

    3 Stay 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.

  • Gen 28:3-4
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    83%

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

    4 May 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.”

  • Gen 13:15-16
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    15 I will give all the land that you see to you and your descendants forever.

    16 And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone is able to count the dust of the earth, then your descendants also can be counted.

  • Gen 48:4
    83%

    4 He 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 12:2-3
    2 verses
    83%

    2 Then 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.

    3 I 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.”

  • Heb 6:14
    82%

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

  • Gen 17:6-8
    3 verses
    82%

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

    7 I 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.

    8 I will give the whole land of Canaan– the land where you are now residing– to you and your descendants after you as a permanent possession. I will be their God.”

  • Gen 18:18
    81%

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

  • Gen 35:11-12
    2 verses
    80%

    11 Then 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!

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

  • Gen 32:12
    79%

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

  • Exod 32:13
    79%

    13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel your servants, to whom you swore by yourself and told them,‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken about I will give to your descendants, and they will inherit it forever.’”

  • Gen 17:2
    78%

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

  • Gen 17:20
    78%

    20 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.

  • Gen 26:24
    77%

    24 The 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.”

  • Gen 15:5
    77%

    5 The LORD took him outside and said,“Gaze into the sky and count the stars– if you are able to count them!” Then he said to him,“So will your descendants be.”

  • Gen 17:16
    77%

    16 I 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 17:4
    77%

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

  • Acts 3:25
    77%

    25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham,‘And in your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.’

  • Lev 26:9
    76%

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

  • Gen 21:13
    76%

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

  • Josh 24:3
    76%

    3 but I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and brought him into the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous; I gave him Isaac,

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