Cross references

Genesis 12:2

I will make you into a great nation,

and I will bless you;

I will make your name great,

so that you will be a blessing.

Genesis 12:2 BSB

Genesis 12:2 has 26 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 26 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Samuel 7:9 (37 votes) and Galatians 3:14 (34 votes). 87 other verses point back to it. It links with 27 other books, from Genesis 9 to Hebrews 11.

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Which verses does Genesis 12:2 point to?

The 20 strongest of 26, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 2 Samuel 7:937 votes

    I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.

  2. He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

  3. Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

  4. “As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. …

  5. May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”

  6. And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.

  7. Genesis 26:421 votes

    I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,

  8. Genesis 46:321 votes

    “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

  9. “The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.

  10. I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

  11. Genesis 15:517 votes
  12. Exodus 1:716 votes
  13. May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”

  14. Exodus 32:1012 votes
  15. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

Which verses point to Genesis 12:2?

The 10 strongest of 87.