Genesis 17:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I will give you and them the land in which you are now a foreigner. I will give the whole land of Canaan to your family for ever, and I will be their God.

Cross References

Genesis 12:7

but the LORD appeared to Abram and promised, “I will give this land to your family for ever.” Abram then built an altar there for the LORD.

Genesis 13:15

I will give you and your family all the land you can see. It will be theirs for ever!

Genesis 13:17

Now walk back and forth across the land, because I am giving it to you.

Genesis 23:4

“I live as a foreigner in your land, and I don't own any property where I can bury my wife. Please let me buy a piece of land.”

Genesis 26:24

where the LORD appeared to him that night and told him, “Don't be afraid! I am the God who was worshipped by your father Abraham, my servant. I will be with you and bless you, and because of Abraham I will give you many descendants.”

Genesis 28:4

May he bless you with the land he gave Abraham, so that you will take over this land where we now live as foreigners.

Genesis 35:27

Jacob went to his father Isaac at Hebron, also called Mamre or Kiriath-Arba, where Isaac's father Abraham had lived as a foreigner.

Genesis 36:7

He did this because the land was too crowded and could not support him and his brother with their flocks and herds.

Genesis 37:1

Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, where his father Isaac had lived,

Genesis 48:4

and promised, “I will give you a large family with many descendants that will grow into a nation. And I am giving you this land that will belong to you and your family for ever.”

2 Samuel 23:5

I have ruled this way, and God will never break his promise to me. God's promise is complete and unchanging; he will always help me and give me what I hope for.

1 Chronicles 16:18

when he said, “I'll give you the land of Canaan.”

Psalm 103:17

The LORD is always kind to those who worship him, and he keeps his promises to their descendants

Psalm 105:11

when he said, “I'll give you the land of Canaan.”

Psalm 105:9

God made an eternal promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,

Exodus 13:11

The LORD will give you the land of the Canaanites, just as he promised you and your ancestors.

Exodus 21:6

Then he must stand beside either the door or the doorpost at the place of worship, while his owner punches a small hole through one of his ears with a sharp metal rod. This makes him a slave for life.

Exodus 29:45

I will live among you as your God,

Exodus 32:13

Remember the solemn promise you made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You promised that some day they would have as many descendants as there are stars in the sky and that you would give them land.

Exodus 40:15

and ordain them in the same way, so they and their descendants will always be my priests.

Exodus 6:4

I made an agreement and promised them the land of Canaan, where they were living as foreigners.

Exodus 6:7

I will accept you as my people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I was the one who rescued you from the Egyptians.

Jeremiah 25:5

They told you that the LORD had said: Change your ways! If you stop doing evil, I will let you stay for ever in this land that I gave your ancestors.

Jeremiah 31:1

The LORD said: Israel, I promise that some day all your tribes will again be my people, and I will be your God.

Ezekiel 11:20

and all my laws and teachings. You will be my people, and I will be your God.

Ezekiel 33:24

Ezekiel, son of man, the people living in the ruined cities of Israel are saying, “Abraham was just one man, and the LORD gave him this whole land of Israel. There are many of us, and so this land must be ours.”

Leviticus 14:34

After I have given you the land of Canaan as your permanent possession, here is what you must do, if I ever put mildew on the walls of any of your homes.

Leviticus 16:34

You must celebrate this day each year—it is the Great Day of Forgiveness for all the sins of the people of Israel. Moses did exactly as the LORD had commanded.

Leviticus 26:12

I will walk with you—I will be your God, and you will be my people.

Zechariah 8:8

and I will bring them to live in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, faithful to bring about justice.

Numbers 10:29

Hobab the Midianite, the father-in-law of Moses, was there. And Moses said to him, “We're leaving for the place the LORD has promised us. He has said that all will go well for us. So come along, and we will make sure that all goes well for you.”

Numbers 27:12

The LORD said to Moses, “One day you will go up into the Abarim Mountains, and from there you will see the land I am giving the Israelites.

Acts 7:5

God didn't give him any part of it, not even a square metre. But God did promise to give it to him and his family for ever, even though Abraham didn't have any children.

Deuteronomy 14:2

Out of all the nations on this earth, the LORD your God chose you to be his own. You belong to the LORD, so don't behave like those who worship other gods.

Deuteronomy 26:18

Since you have agreed to obey the LORD, he has agreed that you will be his people and that you will belong to him, just as he promised.

Deuteronomy 29:13

In this agreement, the LORD promised that you would be his people and that he would be your God. He first made this promise to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and today the LORD is making this same promise to you. But it isn't just for you; it is also for your descendants.

Deuteronomy 32:49

Go up into the Abarim Mountain range here in Moab across the Jordan valley from Jericho. And when you reach the top of Mount Nebo, you will be able to see the land of Canaan, which I am giving to Israel.

Deuteronomy 32:8

that God Most High gave land to every nation. He assigned a guardian angel to each of them,

Deuteronomy 34:4

The LORD said, “Moses, this is the land I was talking about when I solemnly promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that I would give land to their descendants. I have let you see it, but you will not cross the Jordan and go in.”

Deuteronomy 4:37

The LORD loved your ancestors and decided that you would be his people. So the LORD used his great power to bring you out of Egypt.

Hebrews 9:15

Christ died to rescue those who had sinned and broken the old agreement. Now he brings his chosen ones a new agreement with its guarantee of God's eternal blessings!

Joshua 1:2

My servant Moses is dead. Now you must lead Israel across the River Jordan into the land I'm giving to all of you.

Revelation 21:7

All who win the victory will be given these blessings. I will be their God, and they will be my people.