Genesis 15:18

In that day, did Yahweh solemnise with Abram a covenant, saying,—To thy seed, have I given this land, from the river of Egypt as far as the great river—the river Euphrates:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

In Context

17So it came to pass when, the sun, had gone in, and, a thick darkness, had come on, that lo there was a smoking hearth and torch of fire, which passed through between these pieces.

19the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite;

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Cross References

Genesis 9:8And God spake unto Noah, and unto his sons with him saying:

Genesis 13:15for all the land which thou art beholding—to thee, will I give it, and to thy seed unto times age-abiding;

Genesis 17:2That I may set my covenant betwixt me and thee, And may multiply thee, exceedingly.

Genesis 26:4and will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and will give to thy seed, all these lands,—And all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves in thy seed:

Genesis 28:13and lo! Yahweh, standing by him,—and he said, I, am Yahweh, God of Abraham thy father and God of Isaac,—The land whereon, thou, art lying, to thee, will I give it and to thy seed;

Genesis 50:24Then said Joseph unto his brethren, I, am about to die,—but God will surely concern, himself for you, so will he take you up out of this land, into the land which he sware to Abraham to Isaac and to Jacob.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 15:18-21

17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. 18 In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, 21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. Here… Read the whole commentary →

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