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Genesis 15:5

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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.

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  1. Genesis 15:3

    And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

  2. Genesis 15:4

    And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

  3. Genesis 15:6

    And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

  4. Genesis 15:7

    And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

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