Genesis 15:6

And Abram believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

In Context

5And he brought him out and said to him, Look up now to heaven, and count the stars, if thou shalt be able to number them fully, and he said, Thus shall thy seed be.

7And he said to him, I am God that brought thee out of the land of the Chaldeans, so as to give thee this land to inherit.

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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 →

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