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Genesis 13:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 13:16

Verse 16 of 18

Scripture focus

And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, [then] shall thy seed also be numbered.

Genesis 13:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 13:16

Theological / Devotional

As the dust of the earth. This is a repetition of the previous promise that Abram should be the father of “a great nation” (ch. 12:2). The promise is expressed in the colorful imagery of the Orient, now comparing Abram’s seed to the innumerable dust of the earth, as at a later time to the stars of heaven (ch. 15:5).

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