Genesis 17:4-5

4Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be athe father of a multitude of nations. 5No longer shall your name be called Abram,
 Abram means exalted father
but cyour name shall be Abraham,
 Abraham means father of a multitude
efor I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis 17:16

16I will bless her, and moreover, I will fgive
Hebrew have given
you a son by her. I will bless her, and hshe shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”

Genesis 17:20

20As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and imultiply him greatly. He jshall father twelve princes, and kI will make him into a great nation.

Genesis 25

Abraham’s Death and His Descendants

1Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 lShe bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. 4The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 5 mAbraham gave all he had to Isaac. 6But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he nsent them away from his son Isaac, eastward oto the east country.

7These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life, 175 years. 8Abraham pbreathed his last and qdied in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. 9Isaac and Ishmael rhis sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, 10the field sthat Abraham purchased from the Hittites. tThere Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife. 11After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac settled at uBeer-lahai-roi.

12These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, vwhom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham. 13 wThese are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: xNebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and yKedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15Hadad, zTema, aaJetur, abNaphish, and Kedemah. 16These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, actwelve princes according to their tribes. 17(These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He adbreathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) 18 aeThey settled from Havilah to afShur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled
Hebrew fell
over against all his kinsmen.

The Birth of Esau and Jacob

19These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: ahAbraham fathered Isaac, 20and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, aithe daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of ajPaddan-aram, akthe sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. 21And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And althe Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?”
Or  why do I live?
So she went anto inquire of the Lord.
23And the Lord said to her,

aoTwo nations are in your womb,
and two peoples from within you
Or  from birth
shall be divided;
aqthe one shall be stronger than the other,
arthe older shall serve the younger.”
24When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25The first came out red, asall his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. 26Afterward his brother came out with athis hand holding Esau’s heel, so auhis name was called Jacob.
 Jacob means He takes by the heel, or He cheats
Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

27When the boys grew up, Esau was awa skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, axdwelling in tents. 28Isaac loved Esau because ayhe ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Esau Sells His Birthright

29Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. 30And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.
 Edom sounds like the Hebrew for  red
)
31Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” 32Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?” 33Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and basold his birthright to Jacob. 34Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Genesis 28:3

3 bbGod Almighty
Hebrew El Shaddai
bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples.

Hebrews 11:12

12Therefore from one man, and bdhim as good as dead, were born descendants beas many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.

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