ปฐมกาล 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.
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