What does be fruitful and multiply mean?

When Jesus said to go and multiply what did He mean?

I believe that he meant for a man and a women to get togather in marriage and reproduce a family.AnswerI believe it was God who said that and not Jesus; Gen.1[22] And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.[28] And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth,Gen.9[1] And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.Gen.35[11] And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply;AnswerHe was saying to spread the good news (God's word) to others, not that they should go off and have kids!

What does the name ephraim mean?

It is derived from the Hebrew word Ephrayim which mean Fruitful. However most scholars think that Ephraim mean Doubly fruitful

Where in the old testament is the rejection from a God about a union between a man and a man?

THERE WAS NO REJECTION! HOW WERE WE ABLE TO BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY IF WE HAD NOTHING BUT GAY PEOPLE.? GOD SAID, GO AND BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY..Genesis 1:22 (Whole Chapter) And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.Genesis 1:28 (Whole Chapter) And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.Genesis 8:17 (Whole Chapter) Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.Genesis 9:1 (Whole Chapter) And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.Genesis 9:7 (Whole Chapter) And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

Did noah have children?

Because of God's command to be fruitful and multiply (Genesis ch.1).

Where in the Bible is the verse 'be fruitful and multiply'?

In the King James versionthe phrase - be fruitful - appears 9 timesGen 1:22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.Gen 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.Gen 8:17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.Gen 9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.Gen 26:22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.Gen 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;Gen 41:52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.Jer 23:3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.Hos 13:15 Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.The phrase in these two verses are close in meaningGen 9:7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.Col 1:10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

What does be fruitful mean?

producing good or helpful results productive Basically, if a tree produces good fruit it is fruitful So if a person does good work, that is also fruitful

What are the release dates for Doomsday Castle - 2013 Be Fruitful and Multiply 1-5?

Doomsday Castle - 2013 Be Fruitful and Multiply is a TV series that aired in 2013. It does not have 1-5 release dates; it aired as a single season with a total of 10 episodes that were released between August 13, 2013, and October 15, 2013.

What did god do on day 5?

God created the moving creatures in the waters large and small all of them He created on Day 5 and He blessed them to multiply and be fruitful

What does samreen mean in Indian names?

Fruitful result

What does the name Zarria mean?

the name Zarria means Fruitful Flower

How to use fruitful in a sentence?

I can give you several sentences.Our crops have been fruitful this year.That is a fruitful plan.She is a fruitful writer.

God's command was for man to multiply fill the earth?

Why would God command that man multiply and fill the earth and at the same time not supply adequate food and resources too keep people from dying terrible deaths? More specifically, God said, " .. be fruitful and multiply upon the earth". An analogy, to 'be fruitful' means for man to have and raise families. To 'multiply upon the earth' means to populate the earth. To paraphrase, when God was finished creating the earth He then said, " Now you may start having families, by doing so you will be populating the earth".