Genesis 15
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1After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
Genesis 15:1
2And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
Genesis 15:2
3And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
Genesis 15:3
4And, 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.
Genesis 15:4
5And 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.
Genesis 15:5
6And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Genesis 15:6
7And 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.
Genesis 15:7
8And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
Genesis 15:8
9And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
Genesis 15:9
10And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
Genesis 15:10
11And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
Genesis 15:11
12And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
Genesis 15:12
13And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
Genesis 15:13
14And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
Genesis 15:14
15And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
Genesis 15:15
16But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
Genesis 15:16
17And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
Genesis 15:17
18In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
Genesis 15:18
19The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
Genesis 15:19
20And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
Genesis 15:20
21And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
Genesis 15:21
Chapter 15
Cross References
Genesis 15:1
Isaiah 41:10¶ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will s...Psalms 119:114Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no goo...Hebrews 13:5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things a...Genesis 26:24And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham...
Genesis 15:2
Acts 7:5And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: y...Genesis 25:21And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD...Psalms 127:3Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his rewar...Genesis 44:1And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with foo...Genesis 39:4And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer...
Genesis 15:3
Genesis 15:4
Genesis 17:16And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, an...Galatians 4:28Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.2 Samuel 7:12¶ And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will...2 Chronicles 32:21¶ And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and th...Genesis 21:12¶ And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the...
Genesis 15:5
Hebrews 11:12Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the star...Romans 4:18Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many natio...Deuteronomy 1:10The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars...Exodus 32:13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine...Genesis 22:17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed...
Genesis 15:6
James 2:23And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was im...Galatians 3:6Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.Romans 4:9Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcis...Romans 4:20He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith...Romans 4:3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him...
Genesis 15:7
Acts 7:2And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto...Genesis 12:1Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kind...Romans 4:13For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or...Genesis 13:15For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for e...Psalms 105:44And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the peo...
Genesis 15:8
Luke 1:18And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old ma...Luke 1:34Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?2 Kings 20:8¶ And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal...Isaiah 7:11Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the heigh...Psalms 86:17Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: be...
Genesis 15:9
Leviticus 14:22And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the on...Leviticus 14:30And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as...Luke 2:24And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord,...Leviticus 3:1And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd...Leviticus 3:6¶ And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the...
Genesis 15:10
Genesis 15:11
Matthew 13:4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devou...Psalms 119:13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.Ezekiel 17:3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, fu...Ezekiel 17:7There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, beho...
Genesis 15:12
Genesis 2:21And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he too...Job 33:15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumb...Daniel 10:8Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no str...Job 4:13In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,Acts 9:8And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but...
Cross References
Genesis 15:1
Isaiah 41:10¶ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will s...Psalms 119:114Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no goo...Hebrews 13:5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things a...Genesis 26:24And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham...
Genesis 15:2
Acts 7:5And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: y...Genesis 25:21And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD...Psalms 127:3Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his rewar...Genesis 44:1And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with foo...Genesis 39:4And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer...
Genesis 15:3
Genesis 15:4
Genesis 17:16And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, an...Galatians 4:28Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.2 Samuel 7:12¶ And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will...2 Chronicles 32:21¶ And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and th...Genesis 21:12¶ And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the...
Genesis 15:5
Hebrews 11:12Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the star...Romans 4:18Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many natio...Deuteronomy 1:10The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars...Exodus 32:13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine...Genesis 22:17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed...
Genesis 15:6
James 2:23And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was im...Galatians 3:6Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.Romans 4:9Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcis...Romans 4:20He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith...Romans 4:3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him...
Genesis 15:7
Acts 7:2And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto...Genesis 12:1Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kind...Romans 4:13For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or...Genesis 13:15For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for e...Psalms 105:44And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the peo...
Genesis 15:8
Luke 1:18And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old ma...Luke 1:34Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?2 Kings 20:8¶ And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal...Isaiah 7:11Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the heigh...Psalms 86:17Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: be...
Genesis 15:9
Leviticus 14:22And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the on...Leviticus 14:30And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as...Luke 2:24And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord,...Leviticus 3:1And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd...Leviticus 3:6¶ And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the...
Genesis 15:10
Genesis 15:11
Matthew 13:4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devou...Psalms 119:13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.Ezekiel 17:3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, fu...Ezekiel 17:7There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, beho...
Genesis 15:12
Genesis 2:21And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he too...Job 33:15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumb...Daniel 10:8Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no str...Job 4:13In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,Acts 9:8And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but...