...Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees... I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars : if thou be able to number them. ..so shall thy seed be. ..And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth ; so that,...

...the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered." xv. 5. " And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be." xvii. 2. " And I will make my covenant between...

...forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. 5. And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look I now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him. So shall thy seed be. 6. And he believed in the Lord ; and he counted...

...come forth out of thine own bowels •hall be thine heir. 5 And he broom him forth abroad, and said, r'» name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. 3 And he wal number them : and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. 6 And he believed in the LORD ; and he counted...

...son, and that his seed should be as many as the stars in the sky, which we cannot count ; God said, " Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and He said unto him, So shall thy seed be." And Abram believed in the Lord, and God...

...the heaven, and runneth about unto the end of it again."* Those skies are for a tent to dwell in. " Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them." Their lights are for signs and for seasons and for days and for years. They mark our...

...shall thy seed also be numbered.""' And again he saith, " GOD brought forth Abraham and said unto him, Look now toward heaven and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them ; so shall thy seed be. And Abraham believed GOD, and it was counted to him for righteousness.""...

...come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, so shall thy seed be. And he believed in the Lord; and he counted...

...grand annunciation scene, hovering between dream and revelation, God leads Abraham outdoors and says, "Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them. . . . So shall thy seed be" (Gen. 15:5).1 To envision an abstract concept such as nation...

...childless? ... 3 Behold, to me thou hast given no seed, ... 5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said. Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him. So shall thy seed be. 6 And he believed in the Lord; and he counted...