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Genesis 15:2

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

But Abram said, ‘Lord God, what can you give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? ’

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He didn’t give him an inheritance in it #– #not even a foot of ground #– #but he promised to give it to him as a possession, and to his descendants after him,  even though he was childless.


Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless.  The Lord was receptive to his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.


I will give them, in my house and within my walls, a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters. I will give each of them an everlasting name that will never be cut off.


A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share an inheritance among brothers.


Making a vow,  she pleaded, ‘Lord of Armies, if you will take notice of your servant’s affliction,  remember and not forget me, and give your servant a son, I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.’  ,


Joseph commanded his steward, ‘Fill the men’s bags with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver at the top of his bag.


So they approached Joseph’s steward  and spoke to him at the doorway of the house.


The servant took ten of his master’s camels, and with all kinds of his master’s goods in hand, he went to Aram-naharaim, to Nahor’s town.


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


No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do this immense evil, and how could I sin against God? ’


Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his household who managed all he owned, ‘Place your hand under my thigh,


And he and his servants deployed against them by night, defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah to the north of Damascus.


After these events, the word of the Lord came  to Abram in a vision: Do not be afraid,  Abram. I am your shield; your reward will be very great.


Abram continued, ‘Look, you have given me no offspring, so a slave born in  my house will be my heir.’


A pronouncement  concerning Damascus: Look, Damascus is no longer a city. It has become a ruined heap.


About Damascus: Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report and are agitated, like  the anxious sea that cannot be calmed.


The servant answered, ‘She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the territory of Moab.





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