God Promises Blessing to Abraham

Genesis 12:1–3

Biblical Period

¹The Lord said to Abram, “Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you.

²I will make of you a great nation,

And I will bless you;

I will make your name great,

And you shall be a blessing.^a

³I will bless those who bless you

And curse him that curses you;

And all the families of the earth

Shall bless themselves by you.”

I.e., a standard by which blessing is invoked; cf. v. 3 end.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 1.

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