Genesis 13:15 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

For all the land that you can see, I will give it to you and your descendants forever.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is making a promise to give Abraham and his future family all the land he can see, as a permanent inheritance.

📚 Historical Context

This promise was made to Abraham (then called Abram) when he was in the hill country near Bethel, looking out over the Promised Land of Canaan. God had called Abraham to leave his homeland and journey to this new land, and this verse represents God's covenant promise about the territory that would belong to Abraham's descendants. This promise would later be fulfilled when the Israelites settled in the land of Canaan under Joshua's leadership.

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