What an astonishing increase from seventy persons who went down into Egypt about 215 years before, where they had latterly endured the greatest hardships! Such was the effect of God's promise, which cannot fail. "These¹ [are] those which were numberedª° of the childrenª of Israelª by the houseª of their fathers:ª all¹ those that were numberedª° of the campsª throughout their hostsª [were] sixª hundredª thousandª and threeª thousandª and fiveª hundredª and fifty.ª" {Num 2:32} + "Who¹ can countª° the dustª of Jacob,ª and the numberª of¹ the fourthª [part] of Israel?ª Let me¹ dieª°² the deathª of the righteous,ª and let my last² end¹ be¹ like his!¹" {Num 23:10} + "These¹ [were] the numberedª° of the childrenª of Israel,ª sixª hundredª thousandª and a thousandª sevenª hundredª and thirty.ª" {Num 26:51} + "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} + "And I will make²° thee exceedingª fruitful,ª° and I will makeª° nationsª of thee, and kingsª shall come outª° of¹ thee." {Gen 17:6} + "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} + "Sojournª° in this¹ land,ª and I will be¹ with¹ thee, and will blessª° thee; for¹ unto thee, and unto thy seed,ª I will giveª°¹ all¹ theseª countries,ª and I will performª°¹ the oathª which¹ I swareª° unto Abrahamª thy father;ª" {Gen 26:3} + "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 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 ... I¹ will go downª° with¹ thee into Egypt;ª and I¹ will also¹ surely²° bring thee upª° [again]: and Josephª shall putª° his handª upon¹ thine eyes.ª" {Gen 46:3-4} + "And the childrenª of Israelª journeyedª° from Ramesesª¹ to Succoth,ª about sixª hundredª thousandª on footª [that were] men,ª besideª children.ª¹" {Exd 12:37} + "A bekahª for every man,ª [that is], halfª a shekel,ª after the shekelª of the sanctuary,ª for every one¹ that wentª° to¹ be numbered,ª° from twenty² years² oldª¹¹¹ and upward,ª for sixª hundredª thousandª and threeª thousandª and fiveª hundredª and fiftyª [men]." {Exd 38:26} + "Thy fathersª went downª° into Egyptª with threescore and tenª persons;ª and now¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath madeª° thee as the starsª of heavenª for multitude.ª" {Deu 10:22} + "Judahª and Israelª [were] many,ª as the sandª which¹ [is] by¹ the seaª in multitude,ª eatingª° and drinking,ª° and making merry.ª" {1Kg 4:20} + "And Joabª gave upª°¹ the sumª of the numberª of the peopleª unto¹ the king:ª and there were¹ in Israelª eightª hundredª thousandª valiantª menª°² that drewª° the sword;ª and the menª of Judahª [were] fiveª hundredª thousandª men.ª" {2Sm 24:9} + "And Joabª gaveª°¹ the sumª of the numberª of the peopleª unto¹ David.ª And all¹ [they of] Israelª were¹ a thousandª thousandª and an hundredª thousandª menª that drewª° sword:ª and Judahª [was] fourª hundredª threescore and tenª thousandª menª that drewª° sword.ª" {1Ch 21:5} + "And Abijahª setª°¹ the battleª in array²° with an armyª of valiant menª of war,ª [even] fourª hundredª thousandª chosenª° men:ª Jeroboamª also set the battle² in arrayª°¹ against¹ him with eightª hundredª thousandª chosenª° men,ª [being] mighty menª of valour.ª" {2Ch 13:3} + "And these¹ [are] the numbersª of them according to the houseª of their fathers:ª Of Judah,ª the captainsª of thousands;ª Adnahª the chief,ª and with¹ him mighty menª of valourª threeª hundredª thousand.ª ... These¹ waited²° on¹¹ the king,ª beside¹¹ [those] whom¹ the kingª putª° in the fencedª citiesª throughout all¹ Judah.ª" {2Ch 17:14-19} + "Through faithª alsoª Saraª herselfª receivedª° strengthª toª conceiveª seed,ª andª was delivered of a childª° when she was past² age,ªª¹ becauseª she judgedª° him faithfulª who had promised.ª° ... Thereforeª sprang¹ there²° evenª ofª one,ª andª himª as good as dead,ª° [so many] asª the¹ starsª of the¹ skyª in multitude,ª andª asª the sandª whichª is byª the¹ sea² shoreª¹ innumerable.ª" {Hbr 11:11-12} + "Andª I heardª° the¹ numberª of them which were sealed:ª° [and there were] sealedª° an hundred² [and] forty² [and] four² thousand²¹¹¹¹ ofª allª the tribes²¹ of the childrenª of Israel.ª ... Afterª thisª I beheld,ª° and,ª lo,ª° a greatª multitude,ª whichª no manª couldª° number,ªª° ofª allª nations,ª andª kindreds,ª andª people,ª andª tongues,ª stoodª° beforeª the¹ throne,ª andª beforeª the¹ Lamb,ª clothedª° with whiteª robes,ª andª palmsª inª their²¹ hands;ª" {Rev 7:4-9}