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And he said, O Lord Jehovah, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. דבר dābār — “a word, a thing;” the word being the sign of the thing.
  2. אדני 'ǎdonāy — “Adonai, the…
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Lord God. —Hebrew, Lord Jehovah, as in Genesis 15:2.

Whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

What! Abraham, is not God's promise sufficient for you? O father of the faithful, though you do believe, and are counted as righteous through belie…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Lord God, whereby shall I know? It may appear absurd:

  1. That Abram, who before had placed confidence in the simple word of God …
John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall
inherit it ?
] Not as questi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Assurance was given to Abram of the land of Canaan for an inheritance. God never promises more than he is able to perform, as men often do. Abram d…

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