Genesis 12:7
And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.
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Study Note
The first direct appearance of God to Abram in Canaan — 'to your offspring I will give this land' — connects the universal promise of Genesis 12:1-3 to a specific territorial inheritance, inaugurating the land promise that will dominate Israelite theology. Abram's response — building an altar at Shechem where 'the LORD appeared to him' (the first of several such altars) — establishes a pattern of worship marking the places of divine encounter throughout the patriarchal narrative. The phrase 'to your offspring' is singular in Hebrew and is explicitly interpreted by Paul in Galatians 3:16 as referring to Christ rather than collective descendants, a christological reading the passage itself leaves open. The verse binds together land, promise, offspring, and worship as the interlocking elements of patriarchal covenant that subsequent biblical history will develop.
Andere Übersetzungen
And Jehovah appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto Jehovah, who appeared unto him.
And Jehovah appeareth unto Abram, and saith, `To thy seed I give this land;' and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, who hath appeared unto him.
And the Lord came to Abram, and said, I will give all this land to your seed; then Abram made an altar there to the Lord who had let himself be seen by him.
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