Genesis 12:7

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Summary

And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

Builded

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Isaiah 19:19

Bible References

Builded

From there Abram traveled on to the hill country east of Bethel and set up his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.

Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings on it from every clean animal and every clean bird.

where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the LORD.

In response, Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD. He also pitched his tents there and his servants dug a well.

set up an altar, and named it El-elohe-israel.

All these people died having faith. They did not receive the things that were promised, yet they saw them in the distant future and welcomed them, acknowledging that they were strangers and foreigners on earth.

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because I'm going to give you and your descendants all of the land that you see forever!

God appeared again to Jacob after he had arrived from Paddan-aram and blessed him.

"The land is to be divided for an inheritance according to the total number of these names.

So the LORD gave all of the land to Israel that he had promised to give their ancestors, and they took possession and settled there in it.

At that time, there will be an altar to the LORD of the Heavenly Armies in the heart of the land of Egypt, and a monument to the LORD at its border.