Genesis 17:8 — I will give to you and to your descendants after you the land in which you are… — AMP | maBible

Read Genesis 17:8 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 17.8, Genesis 17v8, Gen. 17:8. I will give to you and to your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger [moving from place to place], all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possess…

Other reference formats: Genesis 17.8, Genesis 17v8, Gen. 17:8.

8 I will give to you and to your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger [moving from place to place], all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession [of property]; and I will be their God.” [Acts 7:5]

Passage themes

The promise of the land — And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land
Living as a stranger — wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan
A gift without end — for an everlasting possession
God with his people — and I will be their God

Events in this chapter

17.1 — Sara et Isaac : le plan de Dieu

Did you know?

Bereshit : « Au commencement » Le mot « Genèse » vient du grec genesis, qui signifie « origine ». En hébreu, le livre s'appelle Bereshit, « Au commencement », son tout premier mot.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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