Genesis 8:17

Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

Cross-reference

Genesis 1:22 is God's original blessing to creatures to be fruitful — echoed here after the flood.

Genesis 7:14 lists the same categories of animals that entered the ark, mirroring those commanded to exit here.

Genesis 9:1 Parallel

Genesis 9:1 blesses Noah and his sons with 'be fruitful and multiply' — same phrase used for animals here.

Genesis 9:7 Parallel

Genesis 9:7 repeats the blessing to humans to multiply, paralleling God's command for animals here.

Genesis 1:20 records God's original command for waters to swarm and birds to fly—this same creation mandate is renewed after the flood in Genesis 8:17.

Genesis 1:28 gives the 'be fruitful and multiply' command to humans—the same phrase is applied to animals in Genesis 8:17, extending the blessing.

Genesis 6:19 commands bringing animals into the ark; Genesis 8:17 reverses this by sending them out to fulfill the creation mandate again.

Genesis 7:15 describes the animals entering the ark; this verse commands them to exit and multiply.

Jeremiah 31:27 promises future multiplication of people and animals, echoing the post-flood command to be fruitful.