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He said to Abram, “I am the Lord who led you from Ur of Babylonia.[a] I did this so that I could give you this land. You will own this land.”

But Abram said, “Lord God, how can I be sure that I will get this land?”

God said to Abram, “We will make an agreement. Bring me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old goat, a three-year-old ram, a dove, and a young pigeon.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 15:7 Ur of Babylonia Literally, “Ur of the Chaldeans.” A city in southern Babylonia.

He also said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out(A) of Ur of the Chaldeans(B) to give you this land to take possession of it.”(C)

But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord,(D) how can I know(E) that I will gain possession of it?”(F)

So the Lord said to him, “Bring me a heifer,(G) a goat and a ram, each three years old,(H) along with a dove and a young pigeon.(I)

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