Genesis 15:8
But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?”
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 24:2So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,
Judges 6:17Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me.
1 Samuel 14:9If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.
Psalms 86:17Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
Jeremiah 34:18And those who have transgressed My covenant and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before Me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two in order to pass between its pieces.
Luke 1:18“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along 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 →