And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
And he said to me, 'Look, I will make you fruitful and give you many descendants, and I will make you into a great nation of people. I will give this land to your children and their children forever as their own possession.'
God is promising Jacob that his family will grow into a great nation and that they will inherit the promised land forever.
📚 Historical Context
Jacob is recounting to his son Joseph the promise God made to him at Bethel years earlier. This was part of the covenant God had established with Abraham and Isaac, now being passed down to Jacob and his descendants. Jacob is on his deathbed in Egypt, blessing Joseph's sons and reminding them of God's eternal promises to their family line.
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