Genesis 17:16
"And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her."
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- 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;"
Read in chapter → - 1 Peter 3:6
"Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement."
Read in chapter → - Galatians 4:26
"But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 18:10
"And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 17:6
"And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 49:23
"And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 24:60
"And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 1:28
"And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth."
Read in chapter → - 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:"
Read in chapter → - Romans 9:9
"For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son."
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