Genesis 15:7
And he said to him, I am Jehovah who brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give thee this land to possess it.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
6And he believed Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him [as] righteousness.
8And he said, Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall possess it?
Cross References
Genesis 11:28And Haran died before the face of his father Terah in the land of his nativity at Ur of the Chaldeans.
Genesis 12:1And Jehovah had said to Abram, Go out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, to the land that I will shew thee.
Genesis 13:15for all the land that thou seest will I give to thee, and to thy seed for ever.
Numbers 33:53and ye shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein, for to you have I given the land to possess it.
Nehemiah 9:7Thou art the Same, Jehovah Elohim, who didst choose Abram and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
Psalms 105:42For he remembered 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 →