‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.’
Parallel translations
- WEB saying, “I will give you the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance,”
- KJV Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
- NKJV Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment of your inheritance,”
- NASB Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, As the portion of your inheritance.”
- NLT “I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession.”
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Quick answer
God promised to give the land of Canaan as Israel's inheritance. The covenant included a concrete gift of land and home.
Overview
At the heart of the patriarchal promise was the gift of Canaan as Israel's allotted inheritance. The land represented God's faithfulness and a place of rest and security for His people. This earthly inheritance foreshadows the greater inheritance promised in Christ, a heavenly homeland that cannot be shaken.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Gen 13:15for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
- Deut 32:8When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.
- Num 26:53–56“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names.
- Gen 28:13–14And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.
- Gen 35:11–12And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
- Gen 12:7Then 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.
- Gen 17:8And 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.”
- Mic 2:5Therefore, you will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot.
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