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1Later the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision, “Abram, don't be afraid! I will protect you and reward you greatly.”
2But Abram answered, “Lord All-Powerful, you have given me everything I could ask for, except children. And when I die, Eliezer of Damascus will get all I own.[#15.2 One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.]
3You have not given me any children, and this servant of mine will inherit everything.”
4The Lord replied, “No, he won't! You will have a son of your own, and everything you have will be his.”
5Then the Lord took Abram outside and said, “Look at the sky and see if you can count the stars. That's how many descendants you will have.”[#Ro 4.18; He 11.12.]
6Abram believed the Lord , so the Lord was pleased with him and accepted him.[#1 Macc 2.52; Ro 4.3; Ga 3.6; Jas 2.23.]
7The Lord said to Abram, “I brought you here from Ur in Chaldea, and I gave you this land.”
8Abram asked, “Lord God, how can I know the land will be mine?”
9Then the Lord told him, “Bring me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a dove, and a young pigeon.”
10Abram obeyed the Lord . Then he cut the animals in half and laid the two halves of each animal opposite each other on the ground. But he did not cut the doves and pigeons in half.[#15.10 In Hebrew “cut” sounds something like “agreement.” What follows shows that the is making an agreement with Abram.]
11And when birds came down to eat the animals, Abram chased them away.
12As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and everything became dark and frightening.[#Job 4.13,14.]
13-14-15Then the Lord said:[#Ex 1.1-14; Ac 7.6; Ex 12.40,41; Ac 7.7.]
17Sometime after sunset, when it was very dark, a smoking cooking pot and a flaming fire passed between the two halves of each animal.[#15.17 One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. The smoke and fire represent the presence of the .]
18At that time the Lord made an agreement with Abram and told him:[#Ac 7.5.]