Genesis 15:3
Abram said, “Since you have given me no descendant, see, the steward of my house is my heir.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 13:16I will make your descendants as abundant as the dust of the earth, so that if a man could count the dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted.
Proverbs 13:12When hope is postponed, it breaks the heart, 1 but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. 1
Proverbs 30:23a hated woman when she marries; 1 and a maid when she takes the place of her mistress. 1
Jeremiah 12:1You are righteous, Yahweh, whenever I bring disputes to you. 1 I must certainly tell you of my reason to complain: Why do the ways of the wicked succeed? All the faithless people are successful. 1
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 →