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Genesis 12:7

Abraham
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5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

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BSB
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
KJV
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
WEB
The LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” He built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
ASV
And Jehovah appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto Jehovah, who appeared unto him.
DARBY
And Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land. And there he built an altar to Jehovah who had appeared to him.
BLB
And YHWH appeared to Abram and said, “To your seed I will give this land.” And he built there an altar to YHWH, who had appeared to him.
ÅB
Da åpenbarte Herren seg for Abram og sa: "Jeg vil gi dette landed til dine etterkommere". Og han bygget der et alter for Herren, som hadde åpenbart seg for ham.
OTB
Herren åpenbarte seg for Abram og sa: «Din ætt vil jeg gi dette landet.» Da bygde han et alter der for Herren, som hadde åpenbart seg for ham.
B1930
Da åpenbarte Herren sig for Abram og sa: Din ætt vil jeg gi dette land. Og han bygget der et alter for Herren, som hadde åpenbaret sig for ham.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 17:8

    And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

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  • Genesis 17:1

    And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

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  • Genesis 13:15

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

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  • Genesis 18:1

    And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

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  • Galatians 3:16

    Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

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  • Genesis 13:4

    Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

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  • Psalms 105:9–12

    Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

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  • Genesis 13:18

    Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.

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