Thematic Bible
Genesis 15:1 (show verse)
After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying: "Do not be afraid, Abram; I [am] your shield, [and] your reward [shall be] very great."
Battle of Life » God » Represented as » A shield
God » Remember » Shield
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Shield
Protection » Exemplified » Abraham
divine Protector » A shield
Shield » Figurative » Of God's protection
Shields » Illustrative of » Protection of God
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Visions » Often accompanied by » An audible voice from heaven
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To abraham
God » Remember » Shield
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Shield
Protection » Exemplified » Abraham
divine Protector » A shield
Shield » Figurative » Of God's protection
Shields » Illustrative of » Protection of God
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Visions » Often accompanied by » An audible voice from heaven
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To abraham
Genesis 15:2 (show verse)
Then Abram said, "O Yahweh, my Lord, what will you give me? {I continue to be} childless, and {my heir} is Eliezer of Damascus."
Blessing » Temporal blessings, prayer for » Abraham
Children » In answer to prayer » To abraham
Children » Not to have » Considered an affliction
Damascus » An ancient city
Delayed blessings » Birth of a son
Eliezer » Abraham's servant
Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Childlessness regarded as a misfortune
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Children » In answer to prayer » To abraham
Children » Not to have » Considered an affliction
Damascus » An ancient city
Delayed blessings » Birth of a son
Eliezer » Abraham's servant
Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Childlessness regarded as a misfortune
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Genesis 15:3 (show verse)
And Abram said, "Look, you have not given me a descendant, and here, {a member of my household} [is] {my heir}."
Adoption » Adoption of children
Blessing » Temporal blessings, prayer for » Abraham
Children » Good Children » Good Parents » Adoption of
Children » Sometimes born when parents were old
Children » In answer to prayer » To abraham
Children » Not to have » Considered an affliction
Delayed blessings » Birth of a son
Heirs » General references to natural
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Blessing » Temporal blessings, prayer for » Abraham
Children » Good Children » Good Parents » Adoption of
Children » Sometimes born when parents were old
Children » In answer to prayer » To abraham
Children » Not to have » Considered an affliction
Delayed blessings » Birth of a son
Heirs » General references to natural
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Genesis 15:4 (show verse)
And behold, the word of Yahweh [came] to him saying, "This [person] will not {be your heir}, but {your own son will be your heir}."
Genesis 15:5 (show verse)
And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward the heavens and count the stars if you are able to count them." And he said to him, "So shall your offspring be."
Children » In answer to prayer » To abraham
Delayed blessings » Birth of a son
Faith » Instances of » Believing the promise of many descendants
God's Promises » Of plenty » Of posterity
Israel » Prophecies » Concerning
Israel » Prophecies » Multitudes
Sciences » Arithmetic
Stars » Infinite in number
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Delayed blessings » Birth of a son
Faith » Instances of » Believing the promise of many descendants
God's Promises » Of plenty » Of posterity
Israel » Prophecies » Concerning
Israel » Prophecies » Multitudes
Sciences » Arithmetic
Stars » Infinite in number
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Genesis 15:6 (show verse)
And he believed in Yahweh, and he reckoned it to him [as] righteousness.
Genesis 15:7 (show verse)
And he said to him, "I [am] Yahweh, who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give this land to you, to possess it."
Genesis 15:8 (show verse)
And he said, "O Yahweh God, how shall I know [that] I will possess it?"
Abraham » Canaan given to
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Doubters » Abraham, as to the inheritance of canaan
Faith » Instances of » Believing the promise of many descendants
Faithlessness » Doubters » Abraham, as to the inheritance of canaan
Infidelity » Doubters » Abraham, as to the inheritance of canaan
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Symbols and similitudes » Sacrificial animals
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Doubters » Abraham, as to the inheritance of canaan
Faith » Instances of » Believing the promise of many descendants
Faithlessness » Doubters » Abraham, as to the inheritance of canaan
Infidelity » Doubters » Abraham, as to the inheritance of canaan
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Symbols and similitudes » Sacrificial animals
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Genesis 15:9 (show verse)
And he said to him, "Take for me a three-year-old heifer, and a three-year-old female goat, and a three-year-old ram, and a turtledove and a young pigeon."
Abraham » Canaan given to
Animals » Names of » Goats, as offerings
Animals » Lions » Rams, used in sacrifices
Animals » Names of » Heifers, offered as sacrifices
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Pigeons, offered in sacrifice
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Turtle doves, offered in sacrifice
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Doves » Offered in sacrifice
turtle Dove » Sacrificial uses of
Doves » Turtle doves, offered in sacrifice
Goat » As a sacrifice by abraham
Goat » Offered in sacrifice
Oxen » Includes the » Heifer
Pigeon » Used as sacrifice
Pigeons » Pigeons, offered in sacrifice
Red heifer » Heifers, offered as sacrifices
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sheep » Offered in sacrifice from the earliest age
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Symbols and similitudes » Sacrificial animals
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Animals » Names of » Goats, as offerings
Animals » Lions » Rams, used in sacrifices
Animals » Names of » Heifers, offered as sacrifices
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Pigeons, offered in sacrifice
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Turtle doves, offered in sacrifice
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Doves » Offered in sacrifice
turtle Dove » Sacrificial uses of
Doves » Turtle doves, offered in sacrifice
Goat » As a sacrifice by abraham
Goat » Offered in sacrifice
Oxen » Includes the » Heifer
Pigeon » Used as sacrifice
Pigeons » Pigeons, offered in sacrifice
Red heifer » Heifers, offered as sacrifices
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sheep » Offered in sacrifice from the earliest age
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Symbols and similitudes » Sacrificial animals
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Genesis 15:10 (show verse)
And he took for him all these and cut them in pieces down the middle. And he put each piece opposite {the other}, but the birds he did not cut.
Abraham » Canaan given to
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sheep » Offered in sacrifice from the earliest age
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Symbols and similitudes » Sacrificial animals
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sheep » Offered in sacrifice from the earliest age
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Symbols and similitudes » Sacrificial animals
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Genesis 15:11 (show verse)
And the birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
Abraham » Canaan given to
Birds » Many kinds of, carnivorous
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Symbols and similitudes » Sacrificial animals
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Birds » Many kinds of, carnivorous
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Symbols and similitudes » Sacrificial animals
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Genesis 15:12 (show verse)
And it happened, as the sun {went down}, then a deep sleep fell upon Abram and, behold, a great terrifying darkness fell upon him.
Abraham » Canaan given to
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » Great
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Sleep » Spiritual » General references to natural
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » Great
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Sleep » Spiritual » General references to natural
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Genesis 15:13 (show verse)
And he said to Abram, "{You must surely know} that your descendants shall be [as] aliens in a land {not their own}. And they shall serve them and they shall oppress them four hundred years.
Abraham » Canaan given to
Afflictions » God determines the continuance of
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Egypt » Prophecies against
Egypt » History of israel in » Their sojourn in it, foretold
Israel » Prophecies » Concerning
Israel » Living » Egypt » 430 years
Israel » Prophecy » Captivity » In egypt
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Time » Computed by » Years
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Afflictions » God determines the continuance of
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Egypt » Prophecies against
Egypt » History of israel in » Their sojourn in it, foretold
Israel » Prophecies » Concerning
Israel » Living » Egypt » 430 years
Israel » Prophecy » Captivity » In egypt
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Time » Computed by » Years
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Genesis 15:14 (show verse)
And also the nation that they serve I will judge. Then afterward they shall go out with great possessions.
Abraham » Canaan given to
Afflictions » God determines the continuance of
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Egypt » Prophecies against
Israel » Prophecy » Captivity » In egypt
Judgments » Inflicted upon » Nations
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Afflictions » God determines the continuance of
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Egypt » Prophecies against
Israel » Prophecy » Captivity » In egypt
Judgments » Inflicted upon » Nations
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Genesis 15:15 (show verse)
And [as for] you, you shall go to your ancestors in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.
Abraham » Canaan given to
Abraham » death
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
death » Miscellaneous subjects » Going to thy fathers
Decrepitude » Ps 71; ec 12 general references to » Promised to abraham
Long life » Old age ps 71; ec 12 » General references to
Old age » General references to » Promised to abraham
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Abraham » death
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
death » Miscellaneous subjects » Going to thy fathers
Decrepitude » Ps 71; ec 12 general references to » Promised to abraham
Long life » Old age ps 71; ec 12 » General references to
Old age » General references to » Promised to abraham
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Genesis 15:16 (show verse)
And the fourth generation shall return here, for the guilt of the Amorites {is not yet complete}."
Abraham » Canaan given to
Amorites » Wickedness of
the Amorites » Character of » Profane and wicked
the Amorites » Forbearance of God towards
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
divine Delays » In inflicting punishment
Error » Sin's penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
Evil » Social in the church » Fulness
Fulness » Evil
Holy land » Inhabitants of, expelled for wickedness
Life » Lessons of » Probation, a
delayed Penalty » Sin's penalty sometimes delayed
Probation » Amorites
Punishment » Capital Punishment » Delayed
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Sin » Penalty for » Penalty sometimes delayed
Sins » Penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
Transgression » Sin's penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Amorites » Wickedness of
the Amorites » Character of » Profane and wicked
the Amorites » Forbearance of God towards
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
divine Delays » In inflicting punishment
Error » Sin's penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
Evil » Social in the church » Fulness
Fulness » Evil
Holy land » Inhabitants of, expelled for wickedness
Life » Lessons of » Probation, a
delayed Penalty » Sin's penalty sometimes delayed
Probation » Amorites
Punishment » Capital Punishment » Delayed
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Sin » Penalty for » Penalty sometimes delayed
Sins » Penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
Transgression » Sin's penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Genesis 15:17 (show verse)
And after the sun had gone down and it [was] dusk, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch passed between those half pieces.
Abraham » Canaan given to
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Darkness » Caused by the setting of the sun
Fire » Miracles connected with » Miraculously descends upon, and consumes, abraham's sacrifice
Fire » A symbol » Of God's presence
Lamp » Miraculously appeared at abraham's sacrifice
Lamps » Illustrative » Of salvation of God
Lamps » Described as » Burning
Miracles » Catalogue of » The fire on abraham's sacrifice
Offerings » Burnt » Offered daily, morning and evening
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Darkness » Caused by the setting of the sun
Fire » Miracles connected with » Miraculously descends upon, and consumes, abraham's sacrifice
Fire » A symbol » Of God's presence
Lamp » Miraculously appeared at abraham's sacrifice
Lamps » Illustrative » Of salvation of God
Lamps » Described as » Burning
Miracles » Catalogue of » The fire on abraham's sacrifice
Offerings » Burnt » Offered daily, morning and evening
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Genesis 15:18 (show verse)
On that day Yahweh {made} a covenant with Abram saying, "To your offspring I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates river,
Abraham » Canaan given to
Canaan » Land of » Promised to abraham and his seed
Canaan » Land of » Extent of » According to the promise
Canaanites » Territory of
Canaanites » Given to the israelites
the Canaanites » Abraham » Was promised , for inheritance
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Egypt » River, or brook (rv), of: perhaps identical with sihor, which see [sihor→] » A small stream flowing into the mediterranean sea, the western boundary of the land promised to the children of israel
Euphrates » The eastern limit of the kingdom of israel
Euphrates, the » Extreme eastern boundary of the promised land
Euphrates, the » Called » The great river
God's Promises » Of plenty » Of posterity
Holy land » Extent of » As promised
Jews, the » Promises respecting made to » Abraham
Rivers » Some of » Great and mighty
Rivers » Mentioned in scripture » Of egypt
Canaan » Land of » Promised to abraham and his seed
Canaan » Land of » Extent of » According to the promise
Canaanites » Territory of
Canaanites » Given to the israelites
the Canaanites » Abraham » Was promised , for inheritance
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Egypt » River, or brook (rv), of: perhaps identical with sihor, which see [sihor→] » A small stream flowing into the mediterranean sea, the western boundary of the land promised to the children of israel
Euphrates » The eastern limit of the kingdom of israel
Euphrates, the » Extreme eastern boundary of the promised land
Euphrates, the » Called » The great river
God's Promises » Of plenty » Of posterity
Holy land » Extent of » As promised
Jews, the » Promises respecting made to » Abraham
Rivers » Some of » Great and mighty
Rivers » Mentioned in scripture » Of egypt
Genesis 15:19 (show verse)
[the land of] the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,
Genesis 15:20 (show verse)
the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,
Genesis 15:21 (show verse)
the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites."