Genesis 12:7 (WEB)
The LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” He built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Fathers and councils · 5
Augustine of Hippo
“…to seek and to bring home a wife for his son, being by faith fully persuaded, that in that, so to speak, contemptible seed was contained the great Name; that is, that the Son of God was to come of the seed of Abraham, out of all the children of men; did not he, I say, cause his servant to swear unto him in this…” — editor's note: “In illâ veluti humilitate seminis esse magnitudinem Nominis.” [The promise (Gen. iii. 15) dignified the loins of Isaac (Gen. xvii. 19) as with the Incarnation…
Read the whole comment“But a little while after, it is somewhat more clearly said, “And the Lord appeared unto Abraham, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land.”” — editor's note: Gen. xii. 1, 7
Read the whole comment“…again he received the divine oracle, of which it is thus written: “And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said unto him, Unto thy seed will I give this land.”” — editor's note: Gen. xii. 7.
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John Chrysostom
“For seeing the promise disproved (since He had said, “To thee will I give this land, and to thy seed”— Gen. xii. 7; xiii. 15 ), he saw his son dwelling there; and again his grandson saw himself dwelling in a land not his own; yet was he nowise troubled.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“I mean this: He had said, “Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and I will give thee this land.” ( Gen. xii. 1, 7.)” — the author cites it
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