Nehemiah 9:23
Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Cross-reference
In Genesis 12:7, God promises the land to Abram's offspring — Nehemiah's 'brought them into the land' fulfills that promise.
In Genesis 13:15-17, God promises Abram offspring like dust and the land—the exact promise Nehemiah recalls as fulfilled.
In Genesis 15:5, God promises Abram descendants as numerous as stars — here Nehemiah declares that promise fulfilled.
Genesis 15:18 records God's covenant with Abram, giving the land from river to river—the promise Nehemiah sees fulfilled.
Genesis 17:8 promises the land of Canaan as an everlasting possession—the inheritance Nehemiah says God brought them into.
In Genesis 22:17, the same star promise is repeated — Nehemiah echoes this covenant blessing for Israel's growth.
In Genesis 26:3, God promises Isaac to give him the land and multiply his descendants—one of the patriarchal promises Nehemiah recalls.
In 1 Chronicles 27:23, David's census is set aside because God promised stars — Nehemiah references that same promise as fulfilled.
Numbers 14:23 declares the rebellious generation would not see the land—contrasting with Nehemiah's statement that God brought their children in.
Deuteronomy 1:10 uses the identical 'stars of heaven' phrase to describe Israel's multiplication—directly echoing the promise Nehemiah cites.
Deuteronomy 10:22 records God's promise to multiply the patriarchs like stars, which Nehemiah 9:23 recounts as fulfilled.
Deuteronomy 28:62 uses the same 'stars of heaven' metaphor for a curse of reduction, contrasting the blessing of multiplication in Nehemiah 9:23.
Hebrews 6:14 quotes God's promise to multiply Abraham, which Nehemiah 9:23 sees fulfilled in Israel's history.
Hebrews 11:12 uses the 'stars of heaven' imagery for Abraham's descendants, directly linking to the fulfillment in Nehemiah 9:23.