Genesis 15:3

New Living Translation

You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants will be my heir.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.

Genesis 13:16

And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of the earth, they cannot be counted!

Genesis 14:14

When Abram heard that his nephew Lot had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men who had been born into his household. Then he pursued Kedorlaomer’s army until he caught up with them at Dan.

Genesis 15:2

But Abram replied, “O Sovereign Lord, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son? Since you’ve given me no children, Eliezer of Damascus, a servant in my household, will inherit all my wealth.

Proverbs 13:12

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.

Proverbs 29:21

A servant pampered from childhood will become a rebel.

Proverbs 30:23

a bitter woman who finally gets a husband, a servant girl who supplants her mistress.

Ecclesiastes 2:7

I bought slaves, both men and women, and others were born into my household. I also owned large herds and flocks, more than any of the kings who had lived in Jerusalem before me.

Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, you always give me justice when I bring a case before you. So let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy?