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Genesis 9:7
But you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out over the earth and multiply on it.”
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Psalms 144:12
Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters, like corner pillars that are carved in the palace style.
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Psalms 128:3-4
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house, your sons, like young olive trees around your table.In this very way the man who fears the Lord will be blessed.
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Genesis 5:4-32
Adam lived 800 years after the birth of Seth, and he fathered other sons and daughters.So Adam’s life lasted 930 years; then he died.Seth was 105 years old when he fathered Enosh.Seth lived 807 years after the birth of Enosh, and he fathered other sons and daughters.So Seth’s life lasted 912 years; then he died.Enosh was 90 years old when he fathered Kenan.Enosh lived 815 years after the birth of Kenan, and he fathered other sons and daughters.So Enosh’s life lasted 905 years; then he died.Kenan was 70 years old when he fathered Mahalalel.Kenan lived 840 years after the birth of Mahalalel, and he fathered other sons and daughters.So Kenan’s life lasted 910 years; then he died.Mahalalel was 65 years old when he fathered Jared.Mahalalel lived 830 years after the birth of Jared, and he fathered other sons and daughters.So Mahalalel’s life lasted 895 years; then he died.Jared was 162 years old when he fathered Enoch.Jared lived 800 years after the birth of Enoch, and he fathered other sons and daughters.So Jared’s life lasted 962 years; then he died.Enoch was 65 years old when he fathered Methuselah.And after the birth of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and fathered other sons and daughters.So Enoch’s life lasted 365 years.Enoch walked with God; then he was not there because God took him.Methuselah was 187 years old when he fathered Lamech.Methuselah lived 782 years after the birth of Lamech, and he fathered other sons and daughters.So Methuselah’s life lasted 969 years; then he died.Lamech was 182 years old when he fathered a son.And he named him Noah, saying,“ This one will bring us relief from the agonizing labor of our hands, caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.”Lamech lived 595 years after Noah’s birth, and he fathered other sons and daughters.So Lamech’s life lasted 777 years; then he died.Noah was 500 years old, and he fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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Genesis 1:28
God blessed them, and God said to them,“ Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”
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Psalms 127:3-4
Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord, children, a reward.Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons born in one’s youth.