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God's Covenant with Abram

15 After this, Abram had a vision and heard the Lord say to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I will shield you from danger and give you a great reward.”

But Abram answered, “Sovereign Lord, what good will your reward do me, since I have no children? My only heir is Eliezer of Damascus.[a] You have given me no children, and one of my slaves will inherit my property.”

Then he heard the Lord speaking to him again: “This slave Eliezer will not inherit your property; your own son will be your heir.” (A)The Lord took him outside and said, “Look at the sky and try to count the stars; you will have as many descendants as that.”

(B)Abram put his trust in the Lord, and because of this the Lord was pleased with him and accepted him.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 15:2 My … Damascus; Hebrew unclear.

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