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 said to Abram, Go out of your country, and from your kindred, and from your father's house into a land that I will show you.

Childless

And Isaac prayed to Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren. And Jehovah heard him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

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

And she vowed a vow and said, O, Lord of Hosts, if You will indeed look upon the affliction of Your handmaid and remember me, and not forget Your handmaid, but will give to Your 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 the inheritance of Jehovah; the fruit of the womb is a reward.

Hope put off makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

even to them will I give within My house and within My walls a hand 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 even a foot-breadth. And He promised that He would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, there being no child to him.

The

And Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, I pray you, put 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 he put into his hand all he had.

And they came near to the man over Joseph's house, and they talked 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 each one's silver in his sack's mouth.

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

General references

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