The Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘To your offspring , I will give this land.’ So he built an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him.
Genesis 28:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The Lord was standing there beside him, saying, ‘I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land on which you are lying. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And behold, the Lord stood over and beside him and said, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father [forefather] and the God of Isaac; I will give to you and to your descendants the land on which you are lying. American Standard Version (1901) And, behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; Common English Bible Suddenly the LORD was standing on it and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. Catholic Public Domain Version and the Lord, leaning upon the ladder, saying to him: "I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land, in which you sleep, I will give to you and to your offspring. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord, leaning upon the ladder, saying to him: I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac. The land, wherein thou sleepest, I will give to thee and to thy seed. |
The Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘To your offspring , I will give this land.’ So he built an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him.
for I will give you and your offspring for ever all the land that you see.
Get up and walk around the land, through its length and width, for I will give it to you.’
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.
On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, ‘I give this land to your offspring, from the Brook of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates:
and the Lord appeared to him that night and said, ‘I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your offspring because of my servant Abraham.’
stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
May God give you and your offspring the blessing of Abraham so that you may possess the land where you live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.’
I am the God of Bethel, where you poured oil on the stone marker and made a solemn vow to me. Get up, leave this land, and return to your native land.” ’
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, certainly now you would have sent me off empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and my hard work, and he issued his verdict last night.’
He said to them, ‘I can see from your father’s face that his attitude towards me is not the same as before, but the God of my father has been with me.
The God of Abraham, and the gods of Nahor #– #the gods of their father #– #will judge between us.’ And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. Indeed, I crossed over the Jordan with my staff, and now I have become two camps.
Then Jacob said, ‘God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, “Go back to your land and to your family, and I will cause you to prosper,”
God said to Jacob, ‘Get up! Go to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.’
I will give to you the land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac. And I will give the land to your future descendants.’
During her difficult labour, the midwife said to her, ‘Don’t be afraid, for you have another son.’
God said, ‘I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
Jacob said to Joseph, ‘God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.
God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
Then he continued, ‘I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.
‘This will take place,’ he continued, ‘so that they will believe that the Lord, the God of their ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.’
I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land they lived in as foreigners.
I will take you as my people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the forced labour of the Egyptians.
‘ “This is what the Lord God says: When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples where they are scattered, I will demonstrate my holiness through them in the sight of the nations, and they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.
He showed me this: The Lord was standing there by a vertical wall with a plumb line in his hand.
I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? , He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.’
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.
See, I have set the land before you. Enter and take possession of the land the Lord swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their future descendants.”
The Lord then said to him, ‘This is the land I promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, “I will give it to your descendants.” I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.’
You are not going to take possession of their land because of your righteousness or your integrity. Instead, the Lord your God will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness, in order to fulfil the promise he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
But they now desire a better place #– #a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.