Genesis 15:3

New International Reader's Version

Abram continued, “You haven’t given me any children. So this servant of mine will get everything I own.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

“I will make you into a great nation. And I will bless you. I will make your name great. You will be a blessing to others.

Genesis 13:16

I will make them like the dust of the earth. Can dust be counted? If it can, then your family can be counted.

Genesis 14:14

Abram heard that Lot had been captured. So he called out his 318 trained men. All of them were sons of his servants. Abram and his men chased their enemies as far as Dan.

Genesis 15:2

But Abram said, “Lord and King, what can you give me? I still don’t have any children. My servant Eliezer comes from Damascus. When I die, he will get everything I own.”

Proverbs 13:12

Hope that is put off makes one sick at heart. But a desire that is met is like a tree of life.

Proverbs 29:21

A servant who has been spoiled from youth will have no respect for you later on.

Proverbs 30:23

The third is a mean woman who gets married. And the fourth is a servant who takes the place of the woman she works for.

Ecclesiastes 2:7

I bought male and female slaves. And I had other slaves who were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem ever had before.

Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, when I bring a matter to you, you always do what is right. But now I would like to speak with you about whether you are being fair. Why are sinful people successful? Why do those who can’t be trusted have an easy life?