...chose the best part of the land, and he departed from Abraham. Then the Lord spoke to Abraham and said, "Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where...to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever" (vv. 14-15). Northward was toward Lebanon, southward was toward Egypt, eastward was toward the Euphrates,...

...Religion and Nationalism (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1988), 2-3. 22. Gen. 13:14-15, KJV: "Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where...land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever." Cf. the repetitions of this promise to Abraham in Gen. 15:18; 17:8; 26:1-5; 28:1-5;...

...plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. . . . And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated...to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. (Genesis 13) This passage probably condenses all that one need know about ancient Zionism. The reading...

...that the promises to Abraham contained. Chapter 13 says the Lord appeared to him again and said:— " Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where...land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever. And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth ; so that if a man can number...

...announcements of the Almighty. He remembered how God had said to Abraham as he stood upon his mountain oratory, "[L]ook from the place where thou art northward, and...to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever" (Gen. 13:14-15). That promise was repeated to Isaac: "unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all...

...for him. How much better it is to keep the eye steadfastly fastened on God until 57 He says to us, "Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where...to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever" (Gen. 13:14-15). God honors those who honor Him. He withholds "no good thing. ..from them that walk...

...revelations of truth. The man who steadfastly lives out what he learns is ever learning more. Genesis 13:14, "And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was...northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward." ence to God's command brought the fuller revelation of God's purpose to Abram. So will it be with you...

...promises." And after this silent yet eloquent preamble, He began to utter explicit words: "Lift up nou' thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art...land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever." Abraham didn't doubt it for a moment, for by this time he understood that all...

...That the prominence of this point may be seen, we copy in full what was said to him on this occasion. "And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was...land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever. And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth; BO that if a man can number...

...everything were in the hand of God and that he was under God's care. So God appeared to him and said, "Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where...land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever" (13:14-15). Abraham told Lot to take his choice of the land. Then God came in...