"That in blessing I will bless thee (Abraham), and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the STARS of the heaven, and as the SAND which is upon the seashore..." (Genesis 22:17)
2006-07-07 15:31:28 · 14 answers · asked by deed 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hmm, I am interested to find it out. Who are the descendant of Abraham? Christians? Jews? Arabs?
Wow, that verses is powerful. Imagine you are blessed, your capital increased so much and you have so many offspring. I want that blessing. But it is true that the Jews make a lot of money... don't you think?
2006-07-07 15:36:26 · answer #1 · answered by teddybear1268 3 · 3⤊ 6⤋
It means in numerable, just like the stars in the sky or sand at the seashore. Or in other words the descendants of Abraham are uncountable.
2006-07-07 17:37:06 · answer #2 · answered by suthrndaysi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abraham's descendents will number as many as the stars and the grains of sand on the seashore. The stars and sand have no symbolism except to illustrate the number of his children and grandchildren, etc.
2006-07-07 15:36:54 · answer #3 · answered by karen wonderful 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Naturally this verse is referring to the fact that the number of Abraham's descendants would be uncountably large. From what I have read, the stars and the sand were used by God to picture both Abraham's spiritual [heavenly] and physical [earthly] descendants; the spiritual descendants being Abraham's descendants by faith. You'll notice that the word seed is singular: there was only one child of promise fathered by Abraham, and born to Sarah-- Isaac, and there is only one Savior-- Jesus the Christ.
"Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad." Jesus of Nazareth, as quoted in John 8:56
2006-07-07 17:02:57 · answer #4 · answered by tom d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you ever tried to count all of the stars in the sky or sand on the beach? Impossible right? Because there are so many. In multiplying, i believe that he is saying he will multiply his "seed" that many times!
2006-07-07 15:37:34 · answer #5 · answered by luv_2_sing_4eva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that Abrahams descendants will be as many as the stars in HEAVEN AND AS THE SANDS ON THE SHORES
2006-07-07 15:38:41 · answer #6 · answered by Letrice S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would guess that it would mean he will multiply his seed, making a lot of them. Stars are often thought as uncountable as is sand on a beach.
That answer was not very articulate, and I apologize.
2006-07-07 15:37:35 · answer #7 · answered by OobyDooby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its trying to say that whatever seed he is refering to, maybe the blessing itself, will be plentiful/countless/bountiful and will equal to or surpass the number of STARS in the sky or number of grains of SAND on a beach...
2006-07-07 15:35:59 · answer #8 · answered by maynardlibras 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
god would mutiply abrahams seed just like he multiplied the stars and the sand
2006-07-07 15:37:52 · answer #9 · answered by jim_beam3001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freemasons ought to have sq. and Compasses on their license plates in some states. The "the different way up superstar" isn't a Masonic image. The "the different way up superstar" is the emblem of the jap superstar. even as "many human beings" ought to trust any quantity of nonsense, in ordinary words a Freemason who's a member of the Scottish ceremony easily knows what takes position on the thirty second degree. The "many human beings" do not understand, and are frequently fairly incorrect. The "common meaning" of the the different way up superstar has no longer something to do with Baal worship. no longer something in any respect. the emblem fairly many times linked with Ba'al is a sunlight wheel. Duh. Your 'strong inclination' is punctiliously incorrect; Freemasonry is a fraternity. FRATERNITY. F R A T E R N I T Y. As in "no longer a faith."
2016-11-06 01:59:31 · answer #10 · answered by weberg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abraham will have too many descendants to count.
2006-07-07 15:40:05 · answer #11 · answered by bettyboop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋