Genesis 17:4
“As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.”
And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
Cross-References
“(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.”
“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:”
“And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.”
“And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.”
“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.”