Genesis 15:3
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 15
“And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.”Genesis 15:3
What Does Genesis 15:3 Mean?
Genesis 15:3 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 15, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Genesis 15:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 14:14“And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.”Proverbs 29:21“He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.”Ecclesiastes 2:7“I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:”Jeremiah 2:14“Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?”Genesis 17:13“He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.”Jeremiah 12:1“Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?”Hebrews 10:35“Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.”Genesis 12:2“And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:”Genesis 13:16“And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.”Proverbs 13:12“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.”Proverbs 30:23“For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.”
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