Genesis 17:1-6

Abraham and the Covenant of Circumcision

1When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty;
Hebrew El Shaddai
walk before me, and be bblameless,
2that I may make my covenant between me and you, and cmay multiply you greatly.” 3Then Abram dfell on his face. And God said to him, 4Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be ethe father of a multitude of nations. 5No longer shall your name be called Abram,
 Abram means exalted father
but gyour name shall be Abraham,
 Abraham means father of a multitude
ifor I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
6I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make jyou into nations, and kkings shall come from you.

Genesis 22:17-18

17I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring las the stars of heaven and mas the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess nthe gate of his
Or their
enemies,
18and pin your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, qbecause you have obeyed my voice.”

Genesis 35:11

11And God said to him, r“I am God Almighty:
Hebrew El Shaddai
be tfruitful and multiply. uA nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body.
Hebrew from your loins

Genesis 43:14

14May wGod Almighty
Hebrew El Shaddai
ygrant you mercy before the man, and may he send back your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, zif I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”

Genesis 48:3

3And Jacob said to Joseph, aaGod Almighty
Hebrew El Shaddai
appeared to me at acLuz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,

Exodus 6:3

3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as adGod Almighty,
Hebrew El Shaddai
but by my name the afLord I did not make myself known to them.

Psalms 127:1

Unless the Lord Builds the House

A Song of agAscents. Of Solomon.

1 Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord ahwatches over the city,
the watchman stays awake in vain.

2 Corinthians 6:18

18 aiand I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
says the Lord Almighty.”
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