Holy Scripture

Genesis 17:8

A church father on this verse
“And I will give to you and to your seed after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. It requires a more laborious exposition on how it should be understood as fulfilled or still expected to be fulfilled, since any earthly possession cannot be eternal for any nation. Bu…”
Bede, 8th c. — Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron)

Source: Septuagint

Original

8And I will give to thee and to thy seed after thee the land wherein thou sojournest, even all the land of Canaan for an everlasting possession, and I will be to them a God.

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In context

6And I will increase thee very exceedingly, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

7And I will establish my covenant between thee and thy seed after thee, to their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be thy God, and the God of thy seed after thee.

— Genesis 17:8 —

9And God said to Abraham, Thou also shalt fully keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee for their generations.

10And this is the covenant which thou shalt fully keep between me and you, and between thy seed after thee for their generations; every male of you shall be circumcised.

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