Genesis 12:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 12:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 12:2 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 12:2 — KJV
“And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:”
— Genesis 12:2 (KJV)
Genesis 12:2 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 12:2
“An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 12:2: make, bless, name
“Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 12:2: make, great, nation
“And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,”
Shares key themes with Genesis 12:2: nation, bless, shalt
“And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 12:2: make, great, nation
“And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 12:2: make, great, bless
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