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Genesis 15

1 - After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Don't be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."

2 - Abram said, "Lord God, what will you give me, since I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?"

3 - Abram said, "Behold, to me you have given no children: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir."

4 - Behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir, but he who will come out of your own body will be your heir."

5 - The LORD brought him outside, and said, "Look now toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them." He said to Abram, "So will your offspring be."

6 - He believed in The LORD, who credited it to him for righteousness.

7 - He said to Abram, "I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it."

8 - He said, "Lord God, how will I know that I will inherit it?"

9 - He said to him, "Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon."

10 - He brought him all these, and divided them in the middle, and laid each half opposite the other; but he didn't divide the birds.

11 - The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

12 - When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.

13 - He said to Abram, "Know for sure that your offspring will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them. They will afflict them four hundred years.

14 - I will also judge that nation, whom they will serve. Afterward they will come out with great wealth,

15 - but you will go to your fathers in peace. You will be buried at a good old age.

16 - In the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full."

17 - It came to pass that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.

18 - In that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "I have given this land to your offspring, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:

19 - the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,

20 - the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,

21 - the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites."

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Genesis 15 Images and Notes

Brief Summary: Abram desires a son, the LORD promises a broom that his seed will be the same number as the stars in heaven, Abram believes God's promise, Abram learns that his seed will be strangers in Egypt, and then after four generations they will escape Egypt with great prosperity and will inherit the land of Canaan.

Genesis Chapter 15

Genesis 15:6 - And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

Outline
The Promise from the LORD (Genesis 15:1)
Abram's was Childless (Genesis 15:2-3)
God Promises Abram a Son (Genesis 15:4-5)
The Blood Covenant (Genesis 15:6-11)
Abram's Vision of Egyptian Bondage (Genesis 15:12-14)
The Covenant is Made (Genesis 15:15-18)
The Lord Names the Inhabitants (Genesis 15:18-21)

Summary
1 God Encourageth Abram
2 Abram Complaineth For Want Of An Heir
4 God Promiseth Him A Son, And A Multiplication Of His Seed
6 Abram Is Justified By Faith
7 Canaan Is Promised Again, And Confirmed By A Sign
12 And A Vision.

Map of the Journeys of Abraham

The Journeys of Abram and Lot

Topics for Bible Study
The Word Of The Lord Came Unto Abram In A Vision
I Am Thy Shield
I Am Thy Exceeding Great Reward
Adonai Elohim
Abram Was Childless
Steward Of My House
Eliezer Of Damascus
He Believed The Lord
Justification By Faith
I Am The Lord
Ur Of The Chaldees
I Have Given You This Land To Inherit
Blood Covenant
Heifer
She Goat
Ram
Turtle-Dove
Young Pigeon
Divided Them In The Midst
Horror Of Great Darkness
Seed Will Be Slaves In A Strange Land
Seed Afflicted For 400 Years
God Will Judge That Nation
His Seed Will Leave Prosperous
Abram Will Die A Peaceful Death
Abram Will Die At A Good Old Age
The Iniquity Of The Amorites Is Not Yet Full
Smoking Furnace
Burning Lamp
Between The Pieces
Covenant Made
The Extent of the Promised Land
From The River Of Egypt Unto The Great River, The River Euphrates
The Kenites
The Kenizzites
The Kadmonites
The Hittites
The Perizzites
The Rephaims
The Amorites
The Canaanites
The Girgashites
The Jebusites

Quick Reference Map

Map of the Hamites and the Descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth (Click to Enlarge)

Map of Israel's Early Inhabitants and Giants

Map of the Giant Tribes and Early Inhabitants of the Land of Canaan

Historical Background
Abram desires a son, the LORD promises a broom that his seed will be the same number as the stars in heaven, Abram believes God's promise, Abram learns that his seed will be strangers in Egypt, and then after four generations they will escape Egypt with great prosperity and will inherit the land of Canaan.

Ancient Customs
Steward Of My House
Blood Covenant
Animal Sacrifice
Heifer
She Goat
Ram
Turtle-Dove
Young Pigeon

Quick Reference Map

Map of the Jordan River (Click to Enlarge)

Geography
Damascus
Ur Of The Chaldees
Egypt
The River Of Egypt
The River Euphrates
The Extent of the Promised Land

Ancient Peoples
The Kenites
The Kenizzites
The Kadmonites
The Hittites
The Perizzites
The Rephaims
The Amorites
The Canaanites
The Girgashites
The Jebusites

Maps
Map of the Giants and Early Inhabitants of Ancient Israel
Map of the Canaanite Nations
Map of the World of Abraham
Map of the Journeys of Abraham

Clothing in the Time of Abraham

This is how a man or a patriarch would have dressed in ancient times about the time of Abraham which was around 1800 BC. From inside to out he wore an under garment which was bound by a girdle.

The Old Testament

Genesis Resources

Creation
Adam and Eve
The Flood
The Tower of Babel
Abraham the First Hebrew
Isaac, Son of Promise
Jacob and the 12 Tribes
Joseph and Egypt

Bibliography Information

Free Bible Online - Picture Study Bible, King James Version. New York: American Bible Society: www.free-bible.com, 1995-2013. Bible History Picture Study Bible. Dec 22, 2024.

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