Genesis 15:2

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But Abram said,“O Sovereign LORD, what will you give me since I continue to be childless, and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus?”

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 25:21 : 21 Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
  • Acts 7:5 : 5 He did not give any of it to him for an inheritance, not even a foot of ground, yet God promised to give it to him as his possession, and to his descendants after him, even though Abraham as yet had no child.
  • Gen 12:1-3 : 1 The Obedience of Abram Now the LORD said to Abram,“Go out from your country, your relatives, and your father’s household to the land that I will show you. 2 Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, but the one who treats you lightly I must curse, so that all the families of the earth may receive blessing through you.”
  • Gen 24:2 : 2 Abraham said to his servant, the senior one in his household who was in charge of everything he had,“Put your hand under my thigh
  • Gen 24:10 : 10 Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all kinds of gifts from his master at his disposal. He journeyed to the region of Aram Naharaim and the city of Nahor.
  • Gen 30:1-2 : 1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob,“Give me children or I’ll die!” 2 Jacob became furious with Rachel and exclaimed,“Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”
  • Gen 39:4-6 : 4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar appointed Joseph overseer of his household and put him in charge of everything he owned. 5 From the time Potiphar appointed him over his household and over all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household for Joseph’s sake. The blessing of the LORD was on everything that he had, both in his house and in his fields. 6 So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; he gave no thought to anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well built and good-looking.
  • Gen 39:9 : 9 There is no one greater in this household than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
  • Gen 43:19 : 19 So they approached the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
  • Gen 44:1 : 1 The Final Test He instructed the servant who was over his household,“Fill the sacks of the men with as much food as they can carry and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack.
  • 1 Sam 1:11 : 11 She made a vow saying,“O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, if you would truly look on the suffering of your servant, and would keep me in mind and not neglect your servant, and give your servant a male child, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut.”
  • Ps 127:3 : 3 Yes, sons are a gift from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward.
  • Prov 13:12 : 12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.
  • Prov 17:2 : 2 A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.
  • Isa 56:5 : 5 I will set up within my temple and my walls a monument that will be better than sons and daughters. I will set up a permanent monument for them that will remain.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 15:3-5
    3 verses
    86%

    3Abram added,“Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!”

    4But look, the LORD’s message came to him:“This man will not be your heir, but instead a son who comes from your own body will be your heir.”

    5The LORD took him outside and said,“Gaze into the sky and count the stars– if you are able to count them!” Then he said to him,“So will your descendants be.”

  • Gen 15:1
    78%

    1The Cutting of the Covenant After these things the LORD’s message came to Abram in a vision:“Fear not, Abram! I am your shield and the one who will reward you in great abundance.”

  • Gen 15:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7The LORD said to him,“I am the LORD who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

    8But Abram said,“O Sovereign LORD, by what can I know that I am to possess it?”

  • Gen 16:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1The Birth of Ishmael Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not given birth to any children, but she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.

    2So Sarai said to Abram,“Since the LORD has prevented me from having children, please sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have a family by her.” Abram did what Sarai told him.

  • Gen 24:36
    73%

    36My master’s wife Sarah bore a son to him when she was old, and my master has given him everything he owns.

  • Gen 13:17
    73%

    17Get up and walk throughout the land, for I will give it to you.”

  • Gen 12:1
    73%

    1The Obedience of Abram Now the LORD said to Abram,“Go out from your country, your relatives, and your father’s household to the land that I will show you.

  • Gen 13:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram,“Look from the place where you stand to the north, south, east, and west.

    15I will give all the land that you see to you and your descendants forever.

  • Gen 24:7
    73%

    7“The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and the land of my relatives, promised me with a solemn oath,‘To your descendants I will give this land.’ He will send his angel before you so that you may find a wife for my son from there.

  • Gen 17:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18Abraham said to God,“O that Ishmael might live before you!”

    19God said,“No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant for his descendants after him.

  • Gen 24:34
    72%

    34“I am the servant of Abraham,” he began.

  • Gen 12:7
    72%

    7The LORD appeared to Abram and said,“To your descendants I will give this land.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

  • Gen 14:21-23
    3 verses
    72%

    21Then the king of Sodom said to Abram,“Give me the people and take the possessions for yourself.”

    22But Abram replied to the king of Sodom,“I raise my hand to the LORD, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow

    23that I will take nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal. That way you can never say,‘It is I who made Abram rich.’

  • Gen 24:2
    72%

    2Abraham said to his servant, the senior one in his household who was in charge of everything he had,“Put your hand under my thigh

  • Gen 17:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1The Sign of the Covenant When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him and said,“I am the Sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.

    2Then I will confirm my covenant between me and you, and I will give you a multitude of descendants.”

  • Gen 24:12
    71%

    12He prayed,“O LORD, God of my master Abraham, guide me today. Be faithful to my master Abraham.

  • Gen 15:18
    71%

    18That day the LORD made a covenant with Abram:“To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River–

  • Gen 14:19
    71%

    19He blessed Abram, saying,“Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth.

  • Gen 18:13
    70%

    13The LORD said to Abraham,“Why did Sarah laugh and say,‘Will I really have a child when I am old?’

  • Gen 17:4
    70%

    4“As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

  • Gen 18:18
    70%

    18After all, Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on the earth may receive blessing through him.

  • Gen 24:5
    70%

    5The servant asked him,“What if the woman is not willing to come back with me to this land? Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”

  • Gen 24:40
    70%

    40He answered,‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you. He will make your journey a success and you will find a wife for my son from among my relatives, from my father’s family.

  • Gen 22:16
    70%

    16and said,“‘I solemnly swear by my own name,’ decrees the LORD,‘that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

  • Gen 16:5
    70%

    5Then Sarai said to Abram,“You have brought this wrong on me! I gave my servant into your embrace, but when she realized that she was pregnant, she despised me. May the LORD judge between you and me!”

  • Gen 24:27
    70%

    27saying“Praised be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his faithful love for my master! The LORD has led me to the house of my master’s relatives!”

  • Gen 18:27
    70%

    27Then Abraham asked,“Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord(although I am but dust and ashes),