Genesis 15:13

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Summary

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

Thy

Four

Exodus 12:40

Galatians 3:17

Bible References

Thy

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger: even all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and will be their God."

Vex not a stranger, neither oppress him, for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Thou shalt not oppress a stranger, for I know the heart of a stranger, because ye were strangers in Egypt.

But let the stranger that dwelleth with you be as one of your selves, and love him as thy self, for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

Love therefore the stranger, for ye were strangers yourselves in the land of Egypt.

saying, "Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance."

God verily spake on this wise, that this seed should be a dweller in a strange land, and that they should keep them in bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.

By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out into a place which he should afterward receive to inheritance, and he went out, not knowing whither he should go.

Four

And the time of the dwelling of the children of Israel, which they dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

This I say, that the law which began afterward, beyond four hundred and thirty years, doth not disannul the testament, that was confirmed afore of God unto Christ ward, to make the promise of none effect.