Is it in the Bible?
Is “Be fruitful and multiply” in the Bible?
Yes. “Be fruitful and multiply” is in the Bible, at Genesis 1:28. God says it to the first man and woman.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Genesis 1:28.
God says it to the first man and woman.
The verse
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and subdue it, and rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every living thing that crawls on the earth.”
Genesis 1:28 · open the chapter →
What it means there
The verse calls it a blessing. God says the same to the sea creatures and birds (Genesis 1:22) and to Noah and his sons after the flood (Genesis 9:1).
Also in the Bible
God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds become numerous on the earth.”
Genesis 1:22 · open the chapter →
God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
Genesis 9:1 · open the chapter →
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Is “Be fruitful and multiply” in the Bible?
Yes. “Be fruitful and multiply” is in the Bible, at Genesis 1:28. These exact words are in 7 verses of the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. God says it to the first man and woman.
Where in the Bible is “Be fruitful and multiply”?
In Genesis 1:28, and also Genesis 1:22 and Genesis 9:1. In the Lumin Translation, Genesis 1:28 reads: “God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and subdue it, and rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every living thing that crawls on the earth.””
Who said “Be fruitful and multiply”?
God says it to the first man and woman.
What does “Be fruitful and multiply” mean in the Bible?
The verse calls it a blessing. God says the same to the sea creatures and birds (Genesis 1:22) and to Noah and his sons after the flood (Genesis 9:1).
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