Genesis 15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. - Free Bible Online

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