Genesis 17:4
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.”Genesis 17:4
What Does Genesis 17:4 Mean?
Genesis 17:4 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 17, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 17:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 4:17“(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.”Genesis 12:2“And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:”Genesis 17:6“And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.”Genesis 17:2“And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.”Romans 4:13“For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.”Genesis 35:11“And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;”Romans 4:11“And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:”Genesis 25:23“And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.”Genesis 26:4“And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;”Exodus 1:7“And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.”Galatians 3:28“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.”Hebrews 7:6“But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.”Genesis 6:18“But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.”Genesis 13:16“And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.”Genesis 16:10“And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.”Genesis 22:17“That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;”Genesis 25:1“Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.”Genesis 32:12“And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.”Genesis 36:1“Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.”Genesis 48:19“And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.”
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