And Abram said: Lord God, what wilt thou give me? I shall go without children: and the son of the steward of my house is this Damascus Eliezer.

what.

Genesis 12:1-3 And the Lord said to Abram: Go forth out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and out of thy father's house, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. . . .

childless.

Genesis 25:21 And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive.

Genesis 30:1,2 And Rachel seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die. . . .

1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, saying: O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt look down, and wilt be mindful of me, and not forget thy handmaid, and wilt give to thy servant a manchild: I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head.

Psalm 127:3 Behold the inheritance of the Lord are children: the reward, the fruit of the womb.

Proverbs 13:12 Hope that is deferred afflicteth the soul: desire when it cometh, is a tree of life.

Isaiah 56:5 I will give to them in my house, and within my walls, a place, and a name better than sons and daughters: I will give them an everlasting name which shall never perish.

Acts 7:5 And he gave him no inheritance in it: no, not the pace of a foot. But he promised to give it him in possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

the.

Genesis 24:2,10 And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was ruler over all he had: Put thy hand under my thigh, . . .

Genesis 39:4-6,9 And Joseph found favour in the sight of his master, and ministered to him: and being set over all by him, he governed the house committed to him, and all things that were delivered to him: . . .

Genesis 43:19 Wherefore, going up to the steward of the house, at the door,

Genesis 44:1 And Joseph commanded the steward of his house, saying: Fill their sacks with corn, as much as they can hold: and put the money of every one in the top of his sack.

Proverbs 17:2 A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren.