“And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.””
Genesis 15:5
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- Abram Believed God: The Night He Counted the Stars (Genesis 15)
What was Abram really saying about his servant Eliezer?
Clay tablets from Nuzi, from roughly Abram's corner of the ancient world, record this practice: a childless couple could legally adopt a trusted servant as heir, and a natural son, if one came, would take his place. Abram had an heir on paper, Eliezer of Damascus, and that contract did not agree with God's promise in Genesis 12.
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Years later, when God swore His oath to Abraham on the mountain, most of its words were old. Abraham had been told on this night to count the stars, and the blessing for every nation went back to God's first call in Haran (Genesis 12:3).
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