Genesis 15:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land in which thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger; for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be to you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

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

Saying, To thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:

And God spoke on this wise, That his offspring should sojourn in a foreign land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and treat them ill four hundred years.

By faith Abraham, when he was called to remove into a place which he should afterwards receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out not knowing whither he was going.

Four

Now the sojourning of the children of Israel who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

And this I say, that the covenant that was confirmed before by God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of no effect.