Genesis 17:16 Meaning
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
Context Explained
14And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
15And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
16And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
17Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
18And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
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Related Cross References
Hebrews 11:11
Discusses Sarah's faith in God's promise of a child.
Genesis 21:12
Confirms God's promise of Isaac to Abraham and Sarah.
Luke 1:32-33
Both verses affirm the royal lineage of Jesus.
Source: Genesis 17:16