Genesis 9:7
And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
Cross-references
Genesis 9:7 repeats the same creation mandate from verse 1, reaffirming the command to be fruitful and multiply.
Genesis 9:19 shows the fulfillment of the multiplication command in verse 7 — the earth is populated by Noah's descendants.
In Genesis 1:28, this same command was given to Adam and Eve; here it is renewed for Noah after the flood.
In Genesis 8:17, God commands animals to be fruitful; here the same verb is applied to humans after the flood.
Genesis 10:1 begins the genealogy of Noah's sons, showing the immediate result of this command to multiply.
Genesis 10:32 concludes the Table of Nations, demonstrating the spread of nations as the outcome of this command.
Genesis 11:11 records Shem's lineage, illustrating the continued multiplication commanded here.
In Jeremiah 29:6, God gives a similar command to multiply to the exiles in Babylon, echoing this post-flood mandate.