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Genesis 15:5 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Genesis 15:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 15 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And 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 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 15:5
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be ab... This passage is part of the Abrahamic narratives which shift from universal human history to God's particular covenant people. The Abraham cycle (Genesis 12-25) demonstrates God's sovereign election, covenant faithfulness, and the development of faith through testing and promise fulfillment.Central themes include God's unconditional covenant promises (land, descendants, blessing to nations), the call to faith and obedience, the testing of faith through delays and impossibilities, the contras...
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Cross-References for Genesis 15:5
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“and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore”
“to the end that he might become a father of many nations”
“and behold”
“Isaac”
“and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens”
“Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.”
“because Yahweh had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky.”
“He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.”
“neither the sand of the sea measured; so will I multiply the seed of David my servant”
“because they are Abraham's seed”