¹¹ Then they took ^(A)all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. ¹² They also took Lot, Abram’s ^(B)brother’s son ^(C)who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

¹³ Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the ^(D)Hebrew, for ^(E)he dwelt by ^[a]the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; ^(F)and they were allies with Abram. ¹⁴ Now ^(G)when Abram heard that ^(H)his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were ^(I)born in his own house, and went in pursuit ^(J)as far as Dan. ¹⁵ He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants ^(K)attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is ^[b]north of Damascus. ¹⁶ So he ^(L)brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people.

God’s Covenant with Abram^(A)

15 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram ^(B)in a vision, saying, ^(C)“Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your ^(D)shield, ^[a]your exceedingly ^(E)great reward.”

^2 (F)But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, ^(G)seeing I ^[b]go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” ³ Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed ^(H)one^[c] born in my house is my heir!”

⁴ And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who ^(I)will come from your own body shall be your heir.” ⁵ Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and ^(J)count the ^(K)stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, ^(L)“So shall your ^(M)descendants be.”

⁶ And he ^(N)believed in the Lord, and He ^(O)accounted it to him for righteousness.