Genesis 22:15-17
1599 Geneva Bible
15 ¶ And the Angel of the Lord cried unto Abraham from heaven the second time,
16 And said, (A)By [a]myself have I sworn (saith the Lord) because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thine only son,
17 Therefore will I surely bless thee, and will greatly multiply thy seed, as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore, and thy seed shall possess the [b]gate of his enemies.
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- Genesis 22:16 Signifying, that there is no greater than he.
- Genesis 22:17 Or, holds.
Genesis 22:15-17
King James Version
15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
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