Genesis 15:5
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Context
This verse from Genesis Chapter 15 connects to 10 cross-references. God makes a formal covenant with Abram, promising him a son and descendants as numerous as the stars, and declares that his offspring will inherit Canaan after four hundred years of slavery in a foreign land. The covenant is ratified …
Other Translations
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
and He bringeth him out without, and saith, `Look attentively, I pray thee, towards the heavens, and count the stars, if thou art able to count them;' and He saith to him, `Thus is thy seed.'
And he took him out into the open air, and said to him, Let your eyes be lifted to heaven, and see if the stars may be numbered; even so will your seed be.
Cross References
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and …
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the …
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be …
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the …
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all …
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and …
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I …
The Lord your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee …
But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the Lord had said he …