Genesis 28:14 — Your descendants will spread over the earth in all directions and will become a… — CEV | maBible

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14 Your descendants will spread over the earth in all directions and will become as numerous as the specks of dust. Your family will be a blessing to all people.

Passage themes

A countless people — thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth
Spreading in every direction — thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south
All nations blessed — in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed

Notes and references

28.14 Gn 12.3; 22.18.
Your family … people: Or “All people will ask me to bless them as I have blessed your family.”

Events in this chapter

28.10 — Béthel : Dieu donne promesse à Jacob

Did you know?

Le prix du pardon La Genèse rapporte le premier sacrifice de la Bible : Dieu lui-même habille Adam et Ève de vêtements de peau (Genèse 3:21). Pour couvrir leur honte, un animal a dû mourir. Dès le début, le pardon a un prix, et c'est Dieu qui le paie.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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