Genesis 17:8 · WEB
“I will give to you, and to your seed after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God."”
— Genesis 17:8
Era
Patriarchs (~2000 BC)
Emotion
grateful
Type
narrative
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
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Promise of GodProphecyinheritancelandpossessionpromise
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