Genesis 15:7
And he said to him: I am the Lord who brought thee out from Ur of the Chaldees, to gibe thee this land, and that thou mightest possess it.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
6Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.
8But he said: Lord God, whereby may I know that I shall possess it?
Cross References
Genesis 11:28And Aran died before Thare his father, in the land of his nativity in Ur of the Chaldees.
Genesis 12:1And the Lord said to Abram: Go forth out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and out of they father's house, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
Genesis 13:15All the land which thou seest, I will give to thee, and to thy seed for ever.
Numbers 33:53Cleansing the land, and dwelling in it. For I have given it you for a possession.
Nehemiah 9:7Thou, O Lord God, art he who chosest Abram, and broughtest him forth out of the fire of the Chaldeans, and gavest him the name of Abraham.
Psalms 105:42Because he remembered his holy word, which he had spoken to his servant Abraham.
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 →