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 28:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised 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.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition May He give the blessing [He gave to] Abraham to you and your descendants with you, that you may inherit the land He gave to Abraham, in which you are a sojourner. American Standard Version (1901) and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham. Common English Bible He will give you and your descendants Abraham’s blessing so that you will own the land in which you are now immigrants, the land God gave to Abraham.” Catholic Public Domain Version And may he give the blessings of Abraham to you, and to your offspring after you, so that you may possess the land of your sojourning, which he promised to your grandfather." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And give the blessings of Abraham to thee, and to thy seed after thee: that thou mayst possess the land of thy sojournment, which he promised to thy grandfather. |
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.
Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably. ‘Who was it then,’ he said, ‘who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it all before you came in, and I blessed him. Indeed, he will be blessed! ’
Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.
For we are foreigners and temporary residents in your presence as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land they lived in as foreigners.
The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promised Spirit through faith.
Now the Scripture saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and proclaimed the gospel in advance to Abraham, saying, All the nations will be blessed through you. ,
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ.