Genesis 15:2

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Summary

And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

What

Genesis 12:1

Childless

Acts 7:5

The

Proverbs 17:2

General references

Hebrews 6:15

Bible References

What

And Jehovah had said to Abram, Go out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, to the land that I will shew thee.

Childless

And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren; and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebecca his wife conceived.

And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

And she vowed a vow, and said, O Jehovah of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man child, then I will give him to Jehovah all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

Lo, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, and the fruit of the womb a reward.

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire that cometh to pass is a tree of life.

even unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

And he did not give him an inheritance in it, not even what his foot could stand on; and promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he had no child.

The

And Abraham said to his servant, the eldest of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh,

And Joseph found favour in his eyes, and attended on him; and he set him over his house, and all that he had he gave into his hand.

And they came up to the man that was over Joseph's house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,

And he commanded him who was over his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry; and put every man's money in the mouth of his sack.

A wise servant shall rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

General references

and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise.