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Genesis 22:17 ⓘ

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22:17 that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies.

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Key Source: Jesus appearing in the OT as the Angel

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