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nations

Meaning of “nations”

Sense 1: Distinct peoples or political communities. Sense 2: The Gentile peoples as distinguished from Israel.

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First occurrence: Genesis 10:5

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Genesis 18:18
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 18:18 · retained source text

Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

1611 marginal noteChap. 12.3. and 22.18. acts. 3.25. galat. 3.8.

Genesis 22:18
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 22:18 · retained source text

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voice.

1611 marginal noteChap. 12.3. and 18.18. ecclus. 44.22. acts. 3.25. galat. 3.8.

Genesis 25:16
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 25:16 · retained source text

These are the sonnes of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their townes and by their castels; twelue princes according to their nations.

Genesis 25:23
And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 25:23 · retained source text

And the LORD said vnto her, Two nations are in thy wombe, and two maner of people shall be separated from thy bowels: and the one people shalbe stronger then the other people: and the elder shall serue the yonger.

1611 marginal noteRom. 9.12.

Genesis 26:4
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 26:4 · retained source text

And I wil make thy seed to multiply as the starres of heauen, and will giue vnto thy seed all these countreys: and in thy Seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed:

1611 marginal noteChap. 12.3. and 15.18. and 22.18.

Genesis 27:29
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 27:29 · retained source text

Let people serue thee, and nations bow downe to thee: bee LORD ouer thy brethren, & let thy mothers sonnes bow downe to thee: Cursed bee euery one that curseth thee, and blessed be hee that blesseth thee.

Genesis 35:11
And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 35:11 · retained source text

And God saide vnto him, I am God Almightie: be fruitfull and multiply: a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and Kings shall come out of thy loynes.

Genesis 48:19
And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 48:19 · retained source text

And his father refused, and said, I know it, my sonne, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truely his yonger brother shall be greater then he; and his seede shall become a multitude of nations.

1611 marginal noteHebr: fulnesse.

Exodus 34:24
For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the Lord thy God thrice in the year.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 34:24 · retained source text

For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt goe vp to appeare before the LORD thy God, thrice in the yeere.

Leviticus 18:24
Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 18:24 · retained source text

Defile not you your selues in any of these things: for in all these, the nations are defiled which I cast out before you.

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