Psalms 105:12
When they were yet few in number, Very few, and strangers in the land;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
In Context
11“To thee,” said he, “will I give the land of Canaan For the lot of your inheritance.”
13When they went from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people,
Cross References
Isaiah 51:2Look to Abraham your father, And to Sarah that bore you! For I called him when only one, And blessed him, and multiplied him.
Acts 7:5and he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on; and he promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his posterity after him, when as yet he had no child.
Hebrews 11:12Wherefore there sprang even from one, and him become as dead, a race like the stars of heaven in multitude, and like the sand by the seashore which cannot be numbered.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:9-25
The Divine Promise to the Patriarchs; Providences Concerning the Patriarchs. 8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. 9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; 10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: 12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. 13 When they went from one… Read the whole commentary →