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Genesis 17:8 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Genesis 17:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 17 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. wherein: Heb. of thy sojournings”
Genesis 17:8 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 17:8
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the... 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 17:8
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“and will be your God”
“To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;”
“I will give this land to your seed{or, offspring}. He built an altar there to Yahweh”
“and I will be to you a God; and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God”
“I will give to you”
“as he has promised you”
“and that he may be to you a God”
“and Yahweh has chosen you to be a people for his own possession”
“his oath to Isaac”
“walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it to you.,Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.,קוּם הִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּאָרֶץ לְאָרְכָּהּ וּלְרָחְבָּהּ כִּי לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה׃ ,Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto thee will I give it.”