Genesis 15:7
And he said to him, I am the Lord, who took you from Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land for your heritage.
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In Context
6And he had faith in the Lord, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
8And he said, O Lord God, how may I be certain that it will be mine?
Cross References
Genesis 11:28And death came to Haran when he was with his father Terah in the land of his birth, Ur of the Chaldees.
Genesis 12:1Now the Lord said to Abram, Go out from your country and from your family and from your father's house, into the land to which I will be your guide:
Genesis 13:15For all the land which you see I will give to you and to your seed for ever.
Numbers 33:53And take the land for yourselves, for your resting-place: for to you I have given the land as your heritage.
Nehemiah 9:7You are the Lord, the God, who took Abram and made him yours, guiding him from Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham;
Psalms 105:42For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 15:3-7
2 And Abram said, Lord God , what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? 3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. 4 And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. 5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them:… Read the whole commentary →