Genesis 17:8

Translations

Modern

And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”

Traditional

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

Literal

And I give to you and to your seed after you the land in which you are a sojourner—all the land of Canaan—as an everlasting possession. And I will be their God.”

Latin

Daboque tibi et semini tuo terram peregrinationis tuæ, omnem terram Chanaan in possessionem æternam, eroque Deus eorum.

Original

Hebrew

English

And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”

Notes

Genesis 17:7–8

The land of Canaan was to be an everlasting possession for the descendants of Abraham. The Lord would always be their God (see Jeremiah 31:31–40; Zechariah 8:8; Luke 1:68–79; Revelation 21:1–4).

Genesis 17:1–27

God gave Abram's family signs that his promises would come true. He changed Abram's name to Abraham (17:1–8). He established circumcision as the sign of the covenant (17:9–14, 23–27). He changed Sarai's name to Sarah (17:15–22).

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham God’s Covenant with Abraham God’s Covenant with David God’s Covenant with Noah Inheriting the Land Promised Land Symbolic Numbers

Related verses

Leviticus 26:12
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
Genesis 12:7
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Psalm 105:11
“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
Exodus 6:7
I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
Genesis 13:15
…for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
Deuteronomy 26:18
And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,
Deuteronomy 29:13
…and so that He may establish you today as His people, and He may be your God as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Deuteronomy 14:2
…for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
Genesis 28:4
And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”
Genesis 13:17
Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”
Deuteronomy 4:37
Because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by His presence and great power,
Psalm 105:9
…the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.

Places

Canaan: Ancient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants

Glossary

Abraham Adam (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Circumcision Conquest and Allotment of the Land Covenant Deuteronomy, Book of Ebla Tablets Firstborn Genealogy of Jesus Christ Genesis, Book of God, Names of History of Israel Israelite Land Palestine Patriarchs, Period of the Promise

Topics

Abraham: God's Covenant With Canaan: Land of Canaan: Land of Promised to Abraham and his Seed Canaanites: Given to the Israelites Children of the Righteous, Blessed of God Children: Share Benefits of Covenant Privileges Guaranteed to Parents Circumcision: Covenant Promises of Covenant: Abraham Dividing God's Land Holy Land: Promised to Abraham Promised Land Self-Denial: Abraham, when he offered to Lot (His Junior) his Preference of the Land of Canaan The Canaanites: Abraham was Promised the Country of, of Inheritance The Covenant: Made With: Abraham The Jews: Promises Respecting Made to Abraham The Land of Israel

Genesis 17:8

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