Genesis 12:2
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Cross-reference
In Genesis 19:29, God saves Lot because of Abraham, directly fulfilling the promise that Abraham would be a blessing to others.
In Genesis 27:29, Isaac's blessing to Jacob echoes the promise of blessing and cursing from Abraham's covenant, applying it to Jacob's future.
In Genesis 26:4, God repeats to Isaac the promise of numerous offspring and blessing to all nations, extending the covenant.
In Genesis 28:3, Isaac blesses Jacob with fruitfulness and multiplication, directly echoing the promise of a great nation in the covenant.
In Genesis 24:35, Abraham's servant reports how God has blessed Abraham with wealth and greatness, fulfilling the promise of blessing.
In Genesis 28:4, Isaac passes the Abrahamic blessing to Jacob, continuing the promise of land and descendants.
In Genesis 22:18, the promise of blessing to all nations through Abraham's offspring is reaffirmed, linking obedience to the fulfillment.
Genesis 22:17 reaffirms and intensifies the promise of countless descendants and blessing after Abraham's test.
In Genesis 28:14, God reaffirms to Jacob the promise of numerous offspring and blessing to all families, directly from the Abrahamic covenant.
Genesis 18:18 echoes the promise of a great nation and being a blessing, reaffirming it before Sodom's judgment.
In Genesis 35:11, God blesses Jacob with fruitfulness and promises a nation of kings, continuing the covenant promise.
Genesis 17:6 adds that nations and kings will come from Abraham, expanding the 'great nation' promise.
Genesis 17:5 connects the name change to Abraham with the promise of being a father of many nations, fulfilling this verse.
In Genesis 46:3, God promises Jacob that in Egypt He will make him a great nation, directly fulfilling the promise to Abraham.
Genesis 15:5 reinforces the promise of numerous offspring using the metaphor of stars, building on this verse.
Genesis 13:16 expands the promise of a great nation with the imagery of dust, emphasizing countless descendants.
In Genesis 15:3, Abram laments his childlessness, directly contrasting God's promise of a great nation.
Genesis 48:4 recounts God's promise to Jacob to make him fruitful — the same covenant given to Abraham.
Genesis 24:1 reports that God had blessed Abraham in all things, directly fulfilling the covenant promise.
In Genesis 22:16, God confirms His promise with an oath after the binding of Isaac, reiterating the blessing.
In Genesis 17:16, God promises Sarah will bear a son, specifying the means for the great nation promised.
In Genesis 17:4, God expands the promise, declaring Abram father of a multitude of nations.
In Genesis 17:2, God renews the covenant, reaffirming the promise to multiply Abram exceedingly.
Genesis 25:11 records God blessing Isaac after Abraham's death, continuing the covenant promise.
Deuteronomy 26:5 recalls Abraham's descendants becoming a great nation in Egypt, directly fulfilling the promise of nationhood.
In Galatians 3:14, Paul declares the blessing of Abraham comes to Gentiles through Christ, citing the promise that Abraham would be a blessing.
Numbers 24:9 repeats the blessing formula: those who bless Abraham's seed are blessed, and those who curse are cursed — extending the promise.
2 Samuel 7:9 promises David a great name, echoing God's pledge to make Abraham's name great.
1 Kings 3:8 refers to Israel as a great people too numerous to count, showing fulfillment of the great nation promise.
In Numbers 14:12, God echoes the same promise to make a great nation, now offering to replace rebellious Israel with Moses' descendants.
In Exodus 1:7, the Israelites multiply greatly in Egypt, fulfilling the promise to Abraham that he would become a great nation.
In Nehemiah 9:7, Israel's prayer recounts God choosing Abram and bringing him out — directly echoing the original call and promise made here.
In Zechariah 8:13, Israel reverses from being a curse among nations to 'being a blessing' — a direct restoration of the original Abrahamic promise.
In Isaiah 19:24, Israel becomes 'a blessing on the earth' alongside Egypt and Assyria — a striking fulfillment of 'you will be a blessing.'
Isaiah 26:15 says God has enlarged the nation and extended the land — echoing the promise of becoming a great nation given here.
In Ezekiel 34:26, God declares 'they will be a blessing' — directly echoing the covenant language that Abram himself would be a blessing.
Deuteronomy 6:3 says Israel will 'increase mightily' as the LORD promised — directly echoing the 'great nation' promise made to Abram.
Numbers 23:20 has Balaam stating God has blessed Israel and cannot undo it, confirming the irrevocable blessing to Abraham.
Numbers 22:12 declares Israel blessed by God, directly reflecting the blessing promised to Abraham and his seed.
In Ephesians 1:3, believers are blessed 'with every spiritual blessing in Christ' — the Abrahamic blessing now realized for all nations through Abraham's seed.
Numbers 1:46 records 603,550 Israelites, the literal fulfillment of God's promise to make Abraham a great nation.
Hebrews 6:15 explicitly states Abraham 'received what was promised' after patient waiting — directly referencing the fulfillment of this covenant promise.
Exodus 32:13 directly quotes God's promise to make Abraham's descendants as numerous as stars, confirming the covenant.
Galatians 3:7 declares believers are children of Abraham, applying the promise of blessing to all who have faith.
Micah 7:20 recalls God's oath to Abraham, pledging faithfulness to the covenant blessings promised in Genesis 12:2.
Hebrews 7:6 identifies Abraham as 'the one who had the promises,' echoing God's initial covenant commitment to make Abraham great and blessed.
Numbers 11:21 notes 600,000 men, showing the vast number that fulfills the 'great nation' promise to Abraham.
Psalm 67:7 echoes the 'all families of the earth blessed' promise: blessing extending outward so that nations respond to God. Thematic echo of Abrahamic blessing.
Romans 4:11 connects Abraham's circumcision to his role as father of many nations, expanding the promise to believers by faith.
Leviticus 26:45 recalls God's covenant with ancestors, reaffirming the promise of a great nation to Abraham's line.
In Exodus 32:10, God echoes the promise to Abraham by offering to make Moses a great nation, but as a judgment against Israel's sin.
In Isaiah 65:23, God's people and their descendants are 'blessed by the LORD' — echoing the promise of blessed posterity given to Abram.
In Psalm 107:38, God blesses and they multiply greatly — echoing the pattern of blessing and multiplication promised to Abram.
Ruth 4:14 declares Boaz's name will be 'famous in Israel' — echoing God's promise to make Abram's name great.
Deuteronomy 2:7 recounts God's blessing on Israel's wilderness journey, showing the ongoing fulfillment of Abraham's blessing.