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Acts 7:5-6

5 He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised him that he and his descendants after him would possess the land, even though at that time Abraham had no child.

6 God spoke to him in this way: ‘Your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

Cross References for Acts 7:5-6

Genesis 15:18 - On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants I give this land... Click to read the verse Genesis 15:18 Click to read the verse Genesis 15:18

Genesis 23:4 - “I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can ... Click to read the verse Genesis 23:4 Click to read the verse Genesis 23:4

Hebrews 11:9-10 - By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived i... Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:9-10 Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:9-10

Ezekiel 33:24 - “Son of man, the people living in those ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was on... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 33:24 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 33:24

Genesis 12:7 - The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an ... Click to read the verse Genesis 12:7 Click to read the verse Genesis 12:7

Genesis 28:13 - There above it stood the Lord, and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and ... Click to read the verse Genesis 28:13 Click to read the verse Genesis 28:13

Genesis 13:15 - All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever. Click to read the verse Genesis 13:15 Click to read the verse Genesis 13:15

Genesis 26:3 - Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your d... Click to read the verse Genesis 26:3 Click to read the verse Genesis 26:3

Genesis 17:8 - The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession ... Click to read the verse Genesis 17:8 Click to read the verse Genesis 17:8

Deuteronomy 34:4 - Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob whe... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 34:4 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 34:4

Genesis 24:7 - “The Lord, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land an... Click to read the verse Genesis 24:7 Click to read the verse Genesis 24:7

Genesis 15:2 - But Abram said, “O Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one wh... Click to read the verse Genesis 15:2 Click to read the verse Genesis 15:2

Hebrews 11:13-16 - All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things pro... Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:13-16 Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:13-16

Exodus 6:4 - I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they lived as a... Click to read the verse Exodus 6:4 Click to read the verse Exodus 6:4

Nehemiah 9:8 - You found his heart faithful to you, and you made a covenant with him to give to his descendant... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:8 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:8

Genesis 16:2 - so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant... Click to read the verse Genesis 16:2 Click to read the verse Genesis 16:2

Deuteronomy 9:5 - It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possess... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:5 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:5

Genesis 17:16-19 - I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be th... Click to read the verse Genesis 17:16-19 Click to read the verse Genesis 17:16-19

Deuteronomy 2:5 - Do not provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, not even enough to put y... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 2:5 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 2:5

Genesis 28:13-15 - There above it stood the Lord, and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and ... Click to read the verse Genesis 28:13-15 Click to read the verse Genesis 28:13-15

Psalms 105:12 - When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it, Click to read the verse Psalms 105:12 Click to read the verse Psalms 105:12

1 Chronicles 16:19 - When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it, Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 16:19 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 16:19

Numbers 10:29 - Now Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out f... Click to read the verse Numbers 10:29 Click to read the verse Numbers 10:29

Exodus 6:7-8 - I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord... Click to read the verse Exodus 6:7-8 Click to read the verse Exodus 6:7-8

Deuteronomy 11:9 - and so that you may live long in the land that the Lord swore to your forefathers to give to th... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 11:9 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 11:9

Deuteronomy 6:10-11 - When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 6:10-11 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 6:10-11

Deuteronomy 10:11 - “Go,” the Lord said to me, “and lead the people on their way, so that they may enter and posses... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 10:11 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 10:11

Genesis 15:2-5 - But Abram said, “O Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one wh... Click to read the verse Genesis 15:2-5 Click to read the verse Genesis 15:2-5

Psalms 105:8-12 - He remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations, Click to read the verse Psalms 105:8-12 Click to read the verse Psalms 105:8-12