Verse 5

And he brought him forth{H3318}{(H8686)} abroad{H2351}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Look{H5027}{(H8685)} now toward heaven{H8064}, and tell{H5608}{(H8798)} the stars{H3556}, if thou be able{H3201}{(H8799)} to number{H5608}{(H8800)} them: and he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, So{H3541} shall thy seed{H2233} be.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 1:10 : 10 The LORD{H3068} your God{H430} hath multiplied{H7235}{(H8689)} you, and, behold, ye are this day{H3117} as the stars{H3556} of heaven{H8064} for multitude{H7230}.
  • Rom 4:18 : 18 Who{G3739} against{G3844} hope{G1680} believed{G4100}{(G5656)} in{G1909} hope{G1680}, that{G1519} he{G846} might become{G1096}{(G5635)} the father{G3962} of many{G4183} nations{G1484}, according{G2596} to that which was spoken{G2046}{(G5772)}, So{G3779} shall{G2071} thy{G4675} seed{G4690} be{G2071}{(G5704)}.
  • Heb 11:12 : 12 Therefore{G1352} sprang there{G1080}{(G5681)} even{G2532} of{G575} one{G1520}, and{G2532} him{G5023} as good as dead{G3499}{(G5772)}, so many as{G2531} the stars{G798} of the sky{G3772} in multitude{G4128}, and{G2532} as{G5616} the sand{G285} which{G3588} is by{G3844} the sea{G2281} shore{G5491} innumerable{G382}.
  • Exod 32:13 : 13 Remember{H2142}{(H8798)} Abraham{H85}, Isaac{H3327}, and Israel{H3478}, thy servants{H5650}, to whom thou swarest{H7650}{(H8738)} by thine own self, and saidst{H1696}{(H8762)} unto them, I will multiply{H7235}{(H8686)} your seed{H2233} as the stars{H3556} of heaven{H8064}, and all this land{H776} that I have spoken{H559}{(H8804)} of will I give{H5414}{(H8799)} unto your seed{H2233}, and they shall inherit{H5157}{(H8804)} it for ever{H5769}.
  • Gen 22:17 : 17 That in blessing{H1288}{(H8763)} I will bless{H1288}{(H8762)} thee, and in multiplying{H7235}{(H8687)} I will multiply{H7235}{(H8686)} thy seed{H2233} as the stars{H3556} of the heaven{H8064}, and as the sand{H2344} which is upon the sea{H3220} shore{H8193}; and thy seed{H2233} shall possess{H3423}{(H8799)} the gate{H8179} of his enemies{H341}{(H8802)};
  • Ps 147:4 : 4 He telleth{H4487}{(H8802)} the number{H4557} of the stars{H3556}; he calleth{H7121}{(H8799)} them all by their names{H8034}.
  • Jer 33:22 : 22 As the host{H6635} of heaven{H8064} cannot be numbered{H5608}{(H8735)}, neither the sand{H2344} of the sea{H3220} measured{H4058}{(H8735)}: so will I multiply{H7235}{(H8686)} the seed{H2233} of David{H1732} my servant{H5650}, and the Levites{H3881} that minister{H8334}{(H8764)} unto me.
  • Deut 10:22 : 22 Thy fathers{H1} went down{H3381}{(H8804)} into Egypt{H4714} with threescore and ten{H7657} persons{H5315}; and now the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath made{H7760}{(H8804)} thee as the stars{H3556} of heaven{H8064} for multitude{H7230}.
  • 1 Chr 27:23 : 23 But David{H1732} took{H5375}{(H8804)} not the number{H4557} of them from twenty{H6242} years{H8141} old{H1121} and under{H4295}: because the LORD{H3068} had said{H559}{(H8804)} he would increase{H7235}{(H8687)} Israel{H3478} like to the stars{H3556} of the heavens{H8064}.
  • Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of thee{H6213}{(H8799)} a great{H1419} nation{H1471}, and I will bless{H1288}{(H8762)} thee, and make{H1431} thy name{H8034} great{H1431}{(H8762)}; and thou shalt be a blessing{H1293}:
  • Gen 13:16 : 16 And I will make{H7760}{(H8804)} thy seed{H2233} as the dust{H6083} of the earth{H776}: so that{H834} if a man{H376} can{H3201}{(H8799)} number{H4487}{(H8800)} the dust{H6083} of the earth{H776}, then shall thy seed{H2233} also be numbered{H4487}{(H8735)}.
  • Gen 16:10 : 10 And the angel{H4397} of the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto her, I will multiply{H7235}{(H8686)} thy seed{H2233} exceedingly{H7235}{(H8687)}, that it shall not be numbered{H5608}{(H8735)} for multitude{H7230}.
  • Gen 26:4 : 4 And I will make{H7235} thy seed{H2233} to multiply{H7235}{(H8689)} as the stars{H3556} of heaven{H8064}, and will give{H5414}{(H8804)} unto thy seed{H2233} all these{H411} countries{H776}; and in thy seed{H2233} shall all the nations{H1471} of the earth{H776} be blessed{H1288}{(H8694)};
  • Gen 28:14 : 14 And thy seed{H2233} shall be as the dust{H6083} of the earth{H776}, and thou shalt spread abroad{H6555}{(H8804)} to the west{H3220}, and to the east{H6924}, and to the north{H6828}, and to the south{H5045}: and in thee and in thy seed{H2233} shall all the families{H4940} of the earth{H127} be blessed{H1288}{(H8738)}.
  • Rom 9:7-8 : 7 Neither{G3761}, because{G3754} they are{G1526}{(G5748)} the seed{G4690} of Abraham{G11}, are they all{G3956} children{G5043}: but{G235}, In{G1722} Isaac{G2464} shall{G2564} thy{G4671} seed{G4690} be called{G2564}{(G5701)}. 8 That is{G5123}{(G5748)}, They which are the children{G5043} of the flesh{G4561}, these{G5023} are not{G3756} the children{G5043} of God{G2316}: but{G235} the children{G5043} of the promise{G1860} are counted{G3049}{(G5736)} for{G1519} the seed{G4690}.