Genesis 22:16-18
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16 and said, (A)“By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring (B)as the stars of heaven and (C)as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess (D)the gate of his[a] enemies, 18 and (E)in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, (F)because you have obeyed my voice.”
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Genesis 26:3
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3 (A)Sojourn in this land, and (B)I will be with you and will bless you, for (C)to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I will establish (D)the oath that I swore to Abraham your father.
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Hebrews 6:13-14
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The Certainty of God's Promise
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, (A)he swore by himself, 14 saying, (B)“Surely I will bless you and multiply you.”
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