Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation I have heard your request about Ishmael, so I will bless him and give him many children and many descendants. He will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make a great nation of his descendants. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And as for Ismael I have also heard thee. Behold, I will bless him, and increase, and multiply him exceedingly: he shall beget twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation. I have blessed. Genesis 16:10-12 And again he said: I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, and it shall not be numbered for multitude. . . . twelve. Genesis 25:12-18 These are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraham, whom Agar the Egyptian, Sara's servant, bore unto him: . . . and I. Genesis 21:13,18 But I will make the son also of the bondwoman a great nation, because he is thy seed. . . . Context The Covenant of Circumcision…19And God said to Abraham: Sara thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac, and I will establish my covenant with him for a perpetual covenant, and with his seed after him. 20And as for Ismael I have also heard thee. Behold, I will bless him, and increase, and multiply him exceedingly: he shall beget twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.21But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sara shall bring forth to thee at this time in the next year.… Cross References Genesis 16:10 And again he said: I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, and it shall not be numbered for multitude. Genesis 21:18 Arise, take up the boy, and hold him by the hand, for I will make him a great nation. Genesis 25:12 These are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraham, whom Agar the Egyptian, Sara's servant, bore unto him: Genesis 25:16 These are the sons of Ismael: and these are their names by their castles and towns, twelve princes of their tribes. Genesis 28:3 And God almighty bless thee, and make thee to increase and multiply thee: that thou mayst be a multitude of people. Psalm 107:38 And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly: and their cattle he suffered not to decrease. Jump to Previous Beget Bless Blessed Blessing Ear Exceedingly Fertile Fruitful Great Greatly Heard Increase Ishmael Ish'mael Multiply Nation Numbers Prayer Princes Rulers Surely TwelveJump to Next Beget Bless Blessed Blessing Ear Exceedingly Fertile Fruitful Great Greatly Heard Increase Ishmael Ish'mael Multiply Nation Numbers Prayer Princes Rulers Surely TwelveLinks Genesis 17:20 NIVGenesis 17:20 NLT Genesis 17:20 ESV Genesis 17:20 NASB Genesis 17:20 Bible Apps Genesis 17:20 Biblia Paralela Genesis 17:20 Chinese Bible Genesis 17:20 French Bible Genesis 17:20 German Bible Alphabetical: a And as be become behold bless exceedingly father for fruitful great greatly have He heard him his I increase into Ishmael make multiply nation numbers of princes rulers shall surely the twelve will you OT Law: Genesis 17:20 As for Ishmael I have heard you (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |