Genesis 28:3 - Exposition

And God Almighty —El Shaddai ( vide Genesis 17:1 )— bless thee ,—the Abrahamic benediction in its fullest form was given by El Shaddai ( vide Genesis 17:1-8 )— and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be —literally, and thou shalt become (or grow to)— a multitude —an assembly, or congregation, or crowd called together, from a root signifying to call together (Gesenius), or to sweep up together (Furst); corresponding to ἐκκλησία in Greek— of people.