Genesis 15:8
Abram said, “Lord God, how will I know that I will inherit it?”
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
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Cross References
Genesis 24:2Abraham said to the eldest of his household servants, who had charge of all his affairs, “Put your hand under my thigh,
Psalms 86:17Show me a sign of your favor, which those who hate me may see with confusion, since you, Lord, are my helper and comforter.
Luke 1:18“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man and my wife is advanced 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 →