Bible Strands
Hebrews 6:14
saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Abraham, quoting His own oath after noting that He swore by Himself because no greater authority existed (Hebrews 6:13). This declaration frames the narrative moment where Abraham receives the promised inheritance through patient waiting (Hebrews 6:15).
The words — The Greek term εὐλογήσω (eulogēsō) literally means "I will bless," standing alongside πληθύνων (plēthynōn), which means "multiplying." These verbs directly state the divine commitment to increase favor and offspring.
The thread — The text originates in Genesis 22:17, where God vows to multiply Abraham's descendants like the stars and sand. It reappears in Deuteronomy 1:10 and Nehemiah 9:23 as the historical fulfillment of that original oath.
Why it lands — The passage states that God's promise rests on His own sworn word rather than human strength. It requires readers to maintain patient endurance while awaiting the execution of what God has definitively declared.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
Cross-references
- Genesis 22:17 I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
- Deuteronomy 1:10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.
- Nehemiah 9:23 You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess.
- Genesis 17:2 I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.”
- Exodus 32:13 Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”
- Genesis 48:4 and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’