4 “Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the qfather of a multitude of nations. 5 rNo longer shall your name be called Abram,1 sbut your name shall be Abraham,2 for tI have made you the father of a multitude of nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly ufruitful, and I will make you into nations, and vkings shall come from you.
Genesis 22:17–18
17 I will surely ibless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring jas the stars of heaven and as the ksand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his1 enemies, 18 land in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.”
Genesis 26:3–4
3 fSojourn in this land, and gI will be with you and will hbless you, ifor to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I will establish jthe oath that I swore to Abraham your father. 4 I will multiply your offspring kas the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And lin your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,
Genesis 49:8–10
8 “Judah, your brothers shall fpraise you;
your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
your father’s sons shall bow down before you.
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down; he crouched as a lion
and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?
10 iThe scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;1
and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
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