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Genesis 28:3 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Genesis 28:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 28 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; a multitude: Heb. an assembly of people”
Genesis 28:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 28:3
And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multit... This passage belongs to the Jacob narratives which demonstrate God's sovereign election overriding human merit and the transformation of a deceiver into Israel, the father of the twelve tribes. The Jacob cycle shows how divine purposes advance through flawed individuals whom God graciously transforms.Key themes include God's sovereign choice ("the older shall serve the younger"), the consequences of deception and family dysfunction, exile and return patterns, wrestling with God leading to bl...
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Cross-References for Genesis 28:3
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“God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,,And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,,וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־יוֹסֵף אֵל שַׁדַּי נִרְאָה־אֵלַי בְּלוּז בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתִי׃ ,And Jacob said unto Joseph: God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan”
“I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your body.,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;,וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֱלֹהִים אֲנִי אֵל שַׁדַּי פְּרֵה וּרְבֵה גּוֹי וּקְהַל גּוֹיִם יִהְיֶה מִמֶּךָּ וּמְלָכִים מֵחֲלָצֶיךָ יֵצֵאוּ׃ ,And God said unto him: I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee”
“Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
“and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens”
“so that if a man can number the dust of the earth”
“Yahweh appeared to Abram”
“and said to them”
“he called Ephraim{Ephraim sounds like the Hebrew for twice fruitful.}: For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
“that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children”
“and said to her”