Genesis 24:7

God's Word

“The Lord God of heaven took me from my father’s home and the land of my family. He spoke to me and swore this oath: ‘I will give this land to your descendants.’ “God will send his angel ahead of you, and you will get my son a wife from there.

Cross References

Genesis 13:15

I will give all the land you see to you and to your descendants for an indefinite period of time.

Genesis 15:18

At that time the Lord made a promise  to Abram. He said, “I will give this land to your descendants. This is the land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates.

Genesis 16:7

The Messenger of the Lord found her by a spring in the desert, the spring on the way to Shur.

Genesis 17:8

I am also giving this land where you are living—all of Canaan—to you and your descendants as your permanent possession. And I will be your God.”

Genesis 21:17

God heard the boy crying, and the Messenger of God called to Hagar from heaven. “What’s the matter, Hagar?” he asked her. “Don’t be afraid! God has heard the boy crying from the bushes.

Genesis 22:11

But the Messenger of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Yes?” he answered.

Genesis 24:3

I want you to swear by the Lord God of heaven and earth that you will not get my son a wife from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I’m living.

Genesis 24:40

“He answered me, ‘I have been living the way the Lord wants me to. The Lord will send his angel with you to make your trip successful. You will get my son a wife from my relatives and from my father’s family.

Genesis 26:24

That night the Lord appeared to Isaac, and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. I will bless you and increase the number of your descendants for my servant Abraham’s sake.”

Ezra 1:2

This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the world. Then he ordered me to build a temple for him in Jerusalem (which is in Judah).

Psalm 103:20

Praise the Lord, all his angels, you mighty beings who carry out his orders and are ready to obey his spoken orders.

Psalm 136:26

Give thanks to the God of heaven because his mercy endures forever.

Psalm 32:8

⌞The Lord says,⌟ “I will instruct you. I will teach you the way that you should go. I will advise you as my eyes watch over you.

Psalm 34:7

The Messenger of the Lord camps around those who fear him, and he rescues them.

Psalm 73:24

With your advice you guide me, and in the end you will take me to glory.

Exodus 13:5

The Lord swore to your ancestors that he would give you the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites. When he brings you into that land flowing with milk and honey, you must observe this ceremony in this month.

Exodus 32:13

Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. You took an oath, swearing on yourself. You told them, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky. I will give to your descendants all the land I spoke of. It will be their permanent possession.’ ”

Exodus 33:2

I will send a Messenger ahead of you, and I will force out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

Isaiah 63:9

In all their troubles he was troubled, and he was the Messenger who saved them. In his love and compassion he reclaimed them. He always held them and carried them in the past.

Daniel 2:44

“At the time of those kings, the God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never be destroyed. No other people will be permitted to rule it. It will smash all the other kingdoms and put an end to them. But it will be established forever.

Jonah 1:9

Jonah answered them, “I’m a Hebrew. I worship the Lord, the God of heaven. He is the God who made the sea and the land.”

Numbers 11:12

Am I their mother? Did I give birth to them? Are you really asking me to carry them in my arms—as a nurse carries a baby—all the way to the land you promised their ancestors with an oath?

Numbers 14:16

‘The Lord wasn’t able to bring these people into the land he promised them, so he slaughtered them in the desert.’

Numbers 14:30

I raised my hand and swore an oath to give you this land to live in. But none of you will enter it except Caleb (son of Jephunneh) and Joshua (son of Nun).

Numbers 32:11

‘None of the people 20 years old or older, who came from Egypt, will see the land I promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob with an oath. This is because they didn’t wholeheartedly follow me.’

Acts 7:5

“Yet, God didn’t give Abraham anything in this land to call his own, not even a place to rest his feet. But God promised to give this land to him and to his descendants, even though Abraham didn’t have a child.

Deuteronomy 1:8

I’m giving you this land. Enter, and take possession of the land the Lord swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to you, their descendants.”

Deuteronomy 34:4

Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land I promised with an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I said I would give it to their descendants. I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you may not go there.”

Hebrews 1:14

What are all the angels? They are spirits sent to serve those who are going to receive salvation.

Hebrews 11:9

Faith led Abraham to live as a foreigner in the country that God had promised him. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who received the same promise from God.

Joshua 1:6

Be strong and courageous, because you will help these people take possession of the land I swore to give their ancestors.

Joshua 24:3

But I took your ancestor Abraham from the other side of the Euphrates River. I led him through all of Canaan and gave him many descendants. I also gave him Isaac.

Revelation 11:13

At that moment a powerful earthquake struck. One-tenth of the city collapsed, 7,000 people were killed by the earthquake, and the rest were terrified. They gave glory to the God of heaven.

Judges 2:1

The Messenger of the Lord went from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, “I brought you out of Egypt into the land that I swore to give to your ancestors. I said, ‘I will never break my promise  to you.