Holy Scripture
Genesis 15:6
A church father on this verse
“Abraham, styled "the friend," [Isaiah 41:8] was found faithful, inasmuch as he rendered obedience to the words of God. He, in the exercise of obedience, went out from his own country, and from his kindred, and from his father's house, in order that, by forsaking a small territory, and a weak family, and an insignifica…”
Source: Septuagint
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6And Abram believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.
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4And immediately there was a voice of the Lord to him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come out of thee shall be thine heir.
5And he brought him out and said to him, Look up now to heaven, and count the stars, if thou shalt be able to number them fully, and he said, Thus shall thy seed be.
— Genesis 15:6 —
7And he said to him, I am God that brought thee out of the land of the Chaldeans, so as to give thee this land to inherit.
8And he said, Master and Lord, how shall I know that I shall inherit it?