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1 Some time later, a message came from the LORD to Abram in a vision: |Don't be afraid, Abram. I am your shield. Your reward will be very great.| 2 But Abram replied, |Lord GOD, what can you give me since I continue to be childless, and the heir of my household is Eliezer from Damascus? 3 Look!| Abram said, |You haven't given me any offspring, so a servant born in my house is going to be my heir.| 4 A message came from the LORD to him again: |This one will not be your heir. Instead, the child who will be born to you will be your heir.| 5 Then the LORD took him outside. |Look up at the sky and count the stars—if you can!| he said. |Your descendants will be that numerous.| 6 Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness. Genesis 15:1-6, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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