Genesis 15:7
And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it.
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6And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
8And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
Cross References
Genesis 11:28And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
Genesis 12:1Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get you out of your country, and from your kindred, and from your father's house, unto a land that I will show you:
Genesis 13:15For all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and to your seed for ever.
Numbers 33:53And all of you shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.
Nehemiah 9:7You are the LORD the God, who did choose Abram, and brought him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham;
Psalms 105:42For he remembered his holy promise, 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 →