Genesis 17:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 17:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 17:2 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 17:2 — KJV
“And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.”
— Genesis 17:2 (KJV)
Genesis 17:2 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 17:2
“For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:2: make, covenant, multiply
“Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:2: make, covenant, multiply
“And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:2: make, covenant, between
“And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:2: make, multiply, exceedingly
“Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:2: make, covenant, between
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