4. Behold, I will make thee fruitful —This is a repetition of the covenant ( Genesis 28:13-15 ; Genesis 35:12 ). Whether these words are to be viewed in a limited sense, as pointing to the many centuries during which the Jews were occupiers of the Holy Land, or whether the words bear a wider meaning and intimate that the scattered tribes of Israel are to be reinstated in the land of promise, as their "everlasting possession," are points that have not yet been satisfactorily determined. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-5" class="com-number"
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