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

Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get you out of your country, and from your kindred, and from your father's house, unto a land that I will show you:

Childless

And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

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

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

Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire is fulfilled, it 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 of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

And he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him, when as yet he had no child.

The

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray you, your hand under my thigh:

And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spoke with him at the door of the house,

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

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

General references

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.