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2-3 But Abram replied, “O Lord Jehovah, what good are all your blessings when I have no son? For without a son, some other member of my household[a] will inherit all my wealth.”

Then Jehovah told him, “No, no one else will be your heir, for you will have a son to inherit everything you own.”

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  1. Genesis 15:2 some other member of my household was Eliezer of Damascus.

But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord,(A) what can you give me since I remain childless(B) and the one who will inherit[a] my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?(C) And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant(D) in my household(E) will be my heir.”

Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.(F)

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  1. Genesis 15:2 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.