Genesis 15:8

But he said, “Lord God, in what way may I be able to know that I will possess it?”

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In The King James Version

And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

In Context

7And he said to him, “I am the Lord who led you away from Ur of the Chaldeans, so as to give you this land, and so that you would possess it.”

9And the Lord responded by saying: “Take for me a cow of three years, and a she-goat of three years, and a ram of three years, also a turtle-dove and a pigeon.”

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Cross References

Genesis 24:2And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was in charge of all that he had: “Place your hand under my thigh,

Judges 6:17And he said: “If I have found grace before you, give me a sign that it is you who is speaking to me.

1 Samuel 14:9if they have spoken to us in this way, ‘Stay until we come to you,’ let us stand still in our place, and not ascend to them.

Jeremiah 34:18And I will give over the men who have betrayed my covenant, and who have not observed the words of the covenant, to which they assented in my sight when they cut the calf into two parts and passed between its parts:

Luke 1:18And Zechariah said to the Angel: “How may I know this? For I am elderly, and my wife is advanced in years.”

Matthew Henry on Genesis 15:8-12

7 And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 8 And he said, Lord God , whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? 9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. 10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. 11 And when the fowls… Read the whole commentary →

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