1Now the LORD had said unto
Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that
I will shew thee:  2And I will make of thee
a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
 3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse
him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Genesis
12:1-3, King James
Version)