list is taken from Beale 'A New Testament Biblical Theology' pages 49-51

1. Gen 12:1-3 in the OT
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Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them. And God said
to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and
fill the earth and subdue it, and have
dominion over the fish of the sea and
over the birds of the heavens and over
every living thing that moves on the
earth.”
God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be
fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and sub-
due it; and have dominion over the fish of the
sea and over the birds of the air and over
every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
Genesis 9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons
and said to them, “Be fruitful and mul-
tiply and fill the earth.
God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to
them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the
earth.
Genesis 9:7 And you, be fruitful and multiply, in-
crease greatly on the earth and multi-
ply in it.”
And you, be fruitful and multiply, abound on
the earth and multiply in it.”
Genesis 12:2–
3
2 And I will make of you a great na-
tion, and I will bless you and make
your name great, so that you will be a
blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless
you, and him who dishonors you I will
curse, and in you all the families of the
earth shall be blessed.”
2 I will make of you a great nation, and I will
bless you, and make your name great, so that
you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who
bless you, and the one who curses you I will
curse; and in you all the families of the earth
shall be blessed.”
Genesis 17:2 that I may make my covenant between
me and you, and may multiply you
greatly.”
And I will make my covenant between me and
you, and will make you exceedingly numer-
ous.”
Genesis 17:6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful,
and I will make you into nations, and
kings shall come from you.
I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will
make nations of you, and kings shall come
from you.
Genesis 17:8 And I will give to you and to your off-
spring after you the land of your so-
journings, all the land of Canaan, for
an everlasting possession, and I will
be their God.”
And I will give to you, and to your offspring
after you, the land where you are now an
alien, all the land of Canaan, for a perpetual
holding; and I will be their God.”

2. Genesis
22:17–18
17 I will surely bless you, and I will
surely multiply your offspring as the
stars of heaven and as the sand that
is on the seashore. And your offspring
shall possess the gate of his enemies,
18 and in your offspring shall all the
nations of the earth be blessed, be-
cause you have obeyed my voice.”
17 I will indeed bless you, and I will make
your offspring as numerous as the stars of
heaven and as the sand that is on the sea-
shore. And your offspring shall possess the
gate of their enemies, 18 and by your off-
spring shall all the nations of the earth gain
blessing for themselves, because you have
obeyed my voice.”
Genesis 26:3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with
you and will bless you, for to you and
to your offspring I will give all these
lands, and I will establish the oath that
I swore to Abraham your father.
Reside in this land as an alien, and I will be
with you, and will bless you; for to you and to
your descendants I will give all these lands,
and I will fulfill the oath that I swore to your
father Abraham.
Genesis 26:4 I will multiply your offspring as the
stars of heaven and will give to your
offspring all these lands. And in your
offspring all the nations of the earth
shall be blessed,
I will make your offspring as numerous as the
stars of heaven, and will give to your offspring
all these lands; and all the nations of the
earth shall gain blessing for themselves
through your offspring,
Genesis 26:24 And the Lord appeared to him the
same night and said, “I am the God of
Abraham your father. Fear not, for I
am with you and will bless you and
multiply your offspring for my servant
Abraham’s sake.”
And that very night the Lord appeared to him
and said, “I am the God of your father Abra-
ham; do not be afraid, for I am with you and
will bless you and make your offspring nu-
merous for my servant Abraham’s sake.”
Genesis 28:3–
4
3 God Almighty bless you and make
you fruitful and multiply you, that you
may become a company of peoples. 4
May he give the blessing of Abraham
to you and to your offspring with you,
that you may take possession of the
land of your sojournings that God
gave to Abraham!”
3 May God Almighty bless you and make you
fruitful and numerous, that you may become a
company of peoples. 4 May he give to you
the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your
offspring with you, so that you may take pos-
session of the land where you now live as an
alien—land that God gave to Abraham.”
Genesis 28:13 And behold, the Lord stood above it
and said, “I am the Lord, the God of
Abraham your father and the God of
Isaac. The land on which you lie I will
give to you and to your offspring.
And the Lord stood beside him and said, “I
am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father
and the God of Isaac; the land on which you
lie I will give to you and to your offspring;
Genesis 28:14 Your offspring shall be like the dust of
the earth, and you shall spread abroad
to the west and to the east and to the
north and to the south, and in you and
your offspring shall all the families of
the earth be blessed.
and your offspring shall be like the dust of the
earth, and you shall spread abroad to the
west and to the east and to the north and to
the south; and all the families of the earth
shall be blessed in you and in your offspring.

3. Genesis 35:11–
12
11 And God said to him, “I am God
Almighty: be fruitful and multiply. A
nation and a company of nations shall
come from you, and kings shall come
from your own body. 12 The land that I
gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give
to you, and I will give the land to your
offspring after you.”
11 God said to him, “I am God Almighty: be
fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company
of nations shall come from you, and kings
shall spring from you. 12 The land that I gave
to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I
will give the land to your offspring after you.”
Genesis 47:27 Thus Israel settled in the land of
Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they
gained possessions in it, and were
fruitful and multiplied greatly.
Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the
region of Goshen; and they gained posses-
sions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied ex-
ceedingly.
Genesis 48:3–
4
3 And Jacob said to Joseph, “God Al-
mighty appeared to me at Luz in the
land of Canaan and blessed me, 4
and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make
you fruitful and multiply you, and I will
make of you a company of peoples
and will give this land to your offspring
after you for an everlasting posses-
sion.’
3 And Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty
appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan,
and he blessed me, 4 and said to me, ‘I am
going to make you fruitful and increase your
numbers; I will make of you a company of
peoples, and will give this land to your off-
spring after you for a perpetual holding.’
Exodus 1:7 But the people of Israel were fruitful
and increased greatly; they multiplied
and grew exceedingly strong, so that
the land was filled with them.
But the Israelites were fruitful and prolific;
they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong,
so that the land was filled with them.
Exodus 1:12 But the more they were oppressed,
the more they multiplied and the more
they spread abroad. And the Egyp-
tians were in dread of the people of
Israel.
But the more they were oppressed, the more
they multiplied and spread, so that the Egyp-
tians came to dread the Israelites.
Exodus 1:20 So God dealt well with the midwives.
And the people multiplied and grew
very strong.
So God dealt well with the midwives; and the
people multiplied and became very strong.
Leviticus 26:9 I will turn to you and make you fruitful
and multiply you and will confirm my
covenant with you.
I will look with favor upon you and make you
fruitful and multiply you; and I will maintain my
covenant with you.

4. Numbers
23:10–11
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob or
number the fourth part of Israel? Let
me die the death of the upright, and let
my end be like his!” 11 And Balak said
to Balaam, “What have you done to
me? I took you to curse my enemies,
and behold, you have done nothing
but bless them.”
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, or num-
ber the dust-cloud of Israel? Let me die the
death of the upright, and let my end be like
his!” 11 Then Balak said to Balaam, “What
have you done to me? I brought you to curse
my enemies, but now you have done nothing
but bless them.”
Deuteronomy
7:13
He will love you, bless you, and multi-
ply you. He will also bless the fruit of
your womb and the fruit of your
ground, your grain and your wine and
your oil, the increase of your herds
and the young of your flock, in the
land that he swore to your fathers to
give you.
he will love you, bless you, and multiply you;
he will bless the fruit of your womb and the
fruit of your ground, your grain and your wine
and your oil, the increase of your cattle and
the issue of your flock, in the land that he
swore to your ancestors to give you.
Deuteronomy
15:4
But there will be no poor among you;
for the Lord will bless you in the land
that the Lord your God is giving you
for an inheritance to possess—
There will, however, be no one in need
among you, because the Lord is sure to bless
you in the land that the Lord your God is giv-
ing you as a possession to occupy,
Deuteronomy
15:6
For the Lord your God will bless you,
as he promised you, and you shall
lend to many nations, but you shall not
borrow, and you shall rule over many
nations, but they shall not rule over
you.
When the Lord your God has blessed you, as
he promised you, you will lend to many na-
tions, but you will not borrow; you will rule
over many nations, but they will not rule over
you.
Deuteronomy
28:11–12
11 And the Lord will make you abound
in prosperity, in the fruit of your womb
and in the fruit of your livestock and in
the fruit of your ground, within the land
that the Lord swore to your fathers to
give you. 12 The Lord will open to you
his good treasury, the heavens, to give
the rain to your land in its season and
to bless all the work of your hands.
And you shall lend to many nations,
but you shall not borrow.
11 The Lord will make you abound in prosper-
ity, in the fruit of your womb, in the fruit of
your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground
in the land that the Lord swore to your ances-
tors to give you. 12 The Lord will open for you
his rich storehouse, the heavens, to give the
rain of your land in its season and to bless all
your undertakings. You will lend to many na-
tions, but you will not borrow.

5. Deuteronomy
30:16
If you obey the commandments of the
Lord your God that I command you
today, by loving the Lord your God, by
walking in his ways, and by keeping
his commandments and his statutes
and his rules, then you shall live and
multiply, and the Lord your God will
bless you in the land that you are en-
tering to take possession of it.
If you obey the commandments of the Lord
your God that I am commanding you today,
by loving the Lord your God, walking in his
ways, and observing his commandments,
decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live
and become numerous, and the Lord your
God will bless you in the land that you are
entering to possess.
2 Samuel 7:29 Now therefore may it please you to
bless the house of your servant, so
that it may continue forever before
you. For you, O Lord God, have spo-
ken, and with your blessing shall the
house of your servant be blessed for-
ever.”
now therefore may it please you to bless the
house of your servant, so that it may continue
forever before you; for you, O Lord God, have
spoken, and with your blessing shall the
house of your servant be blessed forever.”
1 Chronicles
4:10
Jabez called upon the God of Israel,
saying, “Oh that you would bless me
and enlarge my border, and that your
hand might be with me, and that you
would keep me from harm so that it
might not bring me pain!” And God
granted what he asked.
Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh
that you would bless me and enlarge my bor-
der, and that your hand might be with me, and
that you would keep me from hurt and harm!”
And God granted what he asked.
1 Chronicles
17:9–11
9 And I will appoint a place for my
people Israel and will plant them, that
they may dwell in their own place and
be disturbed no more. And violent men
shall waste them no more, as formerly,
10 from the time that I appointed
judges over my people Israel. And I
will subdue all your enemies. Moreo-
ver, I declare to you that the Lord will
build you a house. 11 When your days
are fulfilled to walk with your fathers, I
will raise up your offspring after you,
one of your own sons, and I will estab-
lish his kingdom.
9 I will appoint a place for my people Israel,
and will plant them, so that they may live in
their own place, and be disturbed no more;
and evildoers shall wear them down no more,
as they did formerly, 10 from the time that I
appointed judges over my people Israel; and I
will subdue all your enemies. Moreover I de-
clare to you that the Lord will build you a
house. 11 When your days are fulfilled to go
to be with your ancestors, I will raise up your
offspring after you, one of your own sons, and
I will establish his kingdom.
1 Chronicles
17:27
Now you have been pleased to bless
the house of your servant, that it may
continue forever before you, for it is
you, O Lord, who have blessed, and it
is blessed forever.”
therefore may it please you to bless the
house of your servant, that it may continue
forever before you. For you, O Lord, have
blessed and are blessed forever.”

6. Psalm 8:5–8 5 Yet you have made him a little lower
than the heavenly beings and crowned
him with glory and honor. 6 You have
given him dominion over the works of
your hands; you have put all things
under his feet, 7 all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field, 8 the
birds of the heavens, and the fish of
the sea, whatever passes along the
paths of the seas.
5 Yet you have made them a little lower than
God, and crowned them with glory and honor.
6 You have given them dominion over the
works of your hands; you have put all things
under their feet, 7 all sheep and oxen, and
also the beasts of the field, 8 the birds of the
air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes
along the paths of the seas.
Psalm 72:8 May he have dominion from sea to
sea, and from the River to the ends of
the earth!
May he have dominion from sea to sea, and
from the River to the ends of the earth.
Psalm 72:17 May his name endure forever, his
fame continue as long as the sun! May
people be blessed in him, all nations
call him blessed!
May his name endure forever, his fame con-
tinue as long as the sun. May all nations be
blessed in him; may they pronounce him
happy.
Psalm 72:19 Blessed be his glorious name forever;
may the whole earth be filled with his
glory! Amen and Amen!
Blessed be his glorious name forever; may
his glory fill the whole earth. Amen and Amen.
Isaiah 51:2–3 2 Look to Abraham your father and to
Sarah who bore you; for he was but
one when I called him, that I might
bless him and multiply him. 3 For the
Lord comforts Zion; he comforts all her
waste places and makes her wilder-
ness like Eden, her desert like the
garden of the Lord; joy and gladness
will be found in her, thanksgiving and
the voice of song.
2 Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah
who bore you; for he was but one when I
called him, but I blessed him and made him
many. 3 For the Lord will comfort Zion; he will
comfort all her waste places, and will make
her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the
garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be
found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of
song.
Isaiah 54:1–3 1 “Sing, O barren one, who did not
bear; break forth into singing and cry
aloud, you who have not been in la-
bor! For the children of the desolate
one will be more than the children of
her who is married,” says the Lord. 2
“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let
the curtains of your habitations be
stretched out; do not hold back;
lengthen your cords and strengthen
your stakes. 3 For you will spread
abroad to the right and to the left, and
your offspring will possess the nations
and will people the desolate cities.
1 Sing, O barren one who did not bear; burst
into song and shout, you who have not been
in labor! For the children of the desolate
woman will be more than the children of her
that is married, says the Lord. 2 Enlarge the
site of your tent, and let the curtains of your
habitations be stretched out; do not hold
back; lengthen your cords and strengthen
your stakes. 3 For you will spread out to the
right and to the left, and your descendants will
possess the nations and will settle the deso-
late towns.

7. Jeremiah 3:16 And when you have multiplied and
been fruitful in the land, in those days,
declares the Lord, they shall no more
say, “The ark of the covenant of the
Lord.” It shall not come to mind or be
remembered or missed; it shall not be
made again.
And when you have multiplied and increased
in the land, in those days, says the Lord, they
shall no longer say, “The ark of the covenant
of the Lord.” It shall not come to mind, or be
remembered, or missed; nor shall another
one be made.
Jeremiah 3:18 In those days the house of Judah shall
join the house of Israel, and together
they shall come from the land of the
north to the land that I gave your fa-
thers for a heritage.
In those days the house of Judah shall join
the house of Israel, and together they shall
come from the land of the north to the land
that I gave your ancestors for a heritage.
Jeremiah 23:3 Then I will gather the remnant of my
flock out of all the countries where I
have driven them, and I will bring them
back to their fold, and they shall be
fruitful and multiply.
Then I myself will gather the remnant of my
flock out of all the lands where I have driven
them, and I will bring them back to their fold,
and they shall be fruitful and multiply.
Ezekiel 36:9–
12
9 For behold, I am for you, and I will
turn to you, and you shall be tilled and
sown. 10 And I will multiply people on
you, the whole house of Israel, all of it.
The cities shall be inhabited and the
waste places rebuilt. 11 And I will mul-
tiply on you man and beast, and they
shall multiply and be fruitful. And I will
cause you to be inhabited as in your
former times, and will do more good to
you than ever before. Then you will
know that I am the Lord. 12 I will let
people walk on you, even my people
Israel. And they shall possess you,
and you shall be their inheritance, and
you shall no longer bereave them of
children.
9 See now, I am for you; I will turn to you, and
you shall be tilled and sown; 10 and I will mul-
tiply your population, the whole house of Is-
rael, all of it; the towns shall be inhabited and
the waste places rebuilt; 11 and I will multiply
human beings and animals upon you. They
shall increase and be fruitful; and I will cause
you to be inhabited as in your former times,
and will do more good to you than ever be-
fore. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.
12 I will lead people upon you—my people
Israel—and they shall possess you, and you
shall be their inheritance. No longer shall you
bereave them of children.
Daniel 7:13–14 13 “I saw in the night visions, and be-
hold, with the clouds of heaven there
came one like a son of man, and he
came to the Ancient of Days and was
presented before him. 14 And to him
was given dominion and glory and a
kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and
languages should serve him; his do-
minion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away, and his
kingdom one that shall not be de-
stroyed.
13 As I watched in the night visions, I saw
one like a human being coming with the
clouds of heaven. And he came to the Ancient
One and was presented before him. 14 To
him was given dominion and glory and king-
ship, that all peoples, nations, and languages
should serve him. His dominion is an everlast-
ing dominion that shall not pass away, and his
kingship is one that shall never be destroyed.

8. Hosea 1:10 Yet the number of the children of Israel
shall be like the sand of the sea, which
cannot be measured or numbered.
And in the place where it was said to
them, “You are not my people,” it shall
be said to them, “Children of the living
God.”
Yet the number of the people of Israel shall be
like the sand of the sea, which can be neither
measured nor numbered; and in the place
where it was said to them, “You are not my
people,” it shall be said to them, “Children of
the living God.”