- a nation:
- "And I will make¹ of thee²° a greatª nation,ª and I will blessª° thee, and make²° thy name² great;ª°¹ and thou shalt be¹ a blessing:ª" {Gen 12:2} + "And I will makeª°¹ thy seedª as the dustª of the earth:ª so thatª if¹ a manª canª° numberª°¹ the dustª of the earth,ª [then] shall thy seedª also¹ be numbered.ª°" {Gen 13:16} + "And he brought him forthª°¹ abroad,ª and said,ª° Lookª° now¹ toward heaven,ª and tellª° the stars,ª if¹ thou be ableª° to numberª° them: and he saidª° unto him, Soª shall thy seedª be.¹" {Gen 15:5} + "Neither¹ shall¹ thy nameª any more¹ be calledª° Abram,ª but thy nameª shall be¹ Abraham;ª for¹ a fatherª of manyª nationsª have I made¹ thee.²° ... And I will establishª°¹ my covenantª between¹ me and thee and thy seedª after¹ thee² in their generationsª for an everlastingª covenant,ª to be¹ a Godª unto thee, and to thy seedª after¹ thee.²" {Gen 17:5-7} + "And I will blessª° her, and giveª° thee a sonª also¹ of¹ her: yea, I will blessª° her, and she shall be¹ [a mother] of nations;ª kingsª of peopleª shall be¹ of¹ her." {Gen 17:16} + "Seeing that Abrahamª shall surely becomeª a greatª and mightyª nation,ª and all¹ the nationsª of the earthª shall be blessedª° in him?" {Gen 18:18} + "That¹ in blessingª° I will blessª° thee, and in multiplyingª° I will multiplyª°¹ thy seedª as the starsª of the heaven,ª and as the sandª which¹ [is] upon¹ the seaª shore;ª and thy seedª shall possessª°¹ the gateª of his enemies;ª°" {Gen 22:17} + "And Godª Almightyª blessª° thee, and make thee fruitful,ª° and multiplyª° thee, that thou mayest be¹ a multitudeª of people;ª ... And giveª° thee¹ the blessingª of Abraham,ª to thee, and to thy seedª with¹ thee; that thou mayest inheritª°¹ the landª wherein thou art a stranger,ª which¹ Godª gaveª° unto Abraham.ª" {Gen 28:3-4} + "And thy seedª shall be¹ as the dustª of the earth,ª and thou shalt spread abroadª° to the west,ª and to the east,ª and to the north,ª and to the south:ª and in thee and in thy seedª shall all¹ the familiesª of the earthª be blessed.ª°" {Gen 28:14} + "And thou¹ saidst,ª° I will surely²° do thee good,ª°¹ and makeª°¹ thy seedª as the sandª of the sea,ª which¹ cannot¹ be numberedª° for multitude.ª¹" {Gen 32:12} + "And he said,ª° I¹ [am] God,ª the Godª of thy father:ª fearª° not¹ to go downª°¹ into Egypt;ª for¹ I will there¹ makeª° of thee a greatª nation:ª" {Gen 46:3} + "And saidª° unto¹ me, Behold,¹ I will make thee fruitful,ª° and multiplyª° thee, and I will makeª° of thee a multitudeª of people;ª and will giveª°¹ this¹ landª to thy seedª after¹ thee² [for] an everlastingª possession.ª" {Gen 48:4} + "And the childrenª of Israelª were fruitful,ª° and increased abundantly,ª° and multiplied,ª° and waxed exceedingª mighty;ªª° and the landª was filledª° with¹ them." {Exd 1:7} + "And the LORDª spakeª° unto¹ Mosesª in the wildernessª of Sinai,ª in the tabernacleª of the congregation,ª on the firstª [day] of the secondª month,ª in the secondª yearª after they were come outª° of the landª¹ of Egypt,ª saying,ª° ... For¹ the LORDª had saidª° of them, They shall surely²° dieª° in the wilderness.ª And there was not¹ leftª° a manª of¹ them, save¹¹ Calebª the sonª of Jephunneh,ª and Joshuaª the sonª of Nun.ª" {Num 1:1-26:65} + "Now there was¹ a certainª manª of¹ Ramathaimzophim,ª of mountª¹ Ephraim,ª and his nameª [was] Elkanah,ª the sonª of Jeroham,ª the sonª of Elihu,ª the sonª of Tohu,ª the sonª of Zuph,ª an Ephrathite:ª¹" {1Sm 1:1} - "Thus¹ saithª° Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª All¹ the kingdomsª of the earthª hath the LORDª Godª of heavenª givenª° me; and he¹ hath chargedª°¹ me to buildª° him an houseª in Jerusalem,ª which¹ [is] in Judah.ª Who¹ [is there] among you of all¹¹ his people?ª The LORDª his Godª [be] with¹ him, and let him go up.ª°" {2Ch 36:23}
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