2And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
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And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. …
And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 2-6)We have here the assurance given to Abram of a numerous offspring which should descend from him, in which observe, I. Abram’s repeated complaint, Gen. 15:2 , 3 . This was that which gave occasion to this promise. The great affliction that sat heavy upon Abram was the want of a child; and the complaint of this he here pours out before the Lord, and shows before him his trouble , Ps. 142:2. Note, Th…
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