And I: Genesis 1:28, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 24:60; Romans 9:9
give: Genesis 18:10-14
be a mother of nations: Heb. become nations, Genesis 35:11; Galatians 4:26-31; 1 Peter 3:6
kings: Genesis 17:6; Isaiah 49:23
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Genesis 17:16
Genesis 17:16
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