Genesis 15:7
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.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
6And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
8And he said, O Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
Cross References
Genesis 11:28And Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
Genesis 12:1Now the LORD said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto the land that I will shew thee:
Genesis 13:15for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Numbers 33:53and ye shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein: for unto you have I given the land to possess it.
Nehemiah 9:7Then art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
Psalms 105:42For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham his servant.
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 →