Passage Research
Genesis 15 — Sermon Preparation
God makes a covenant with Abram, promising him a son and the land of Canaan, and foretells four centuries of servitude for his descendants. Below is a research summary for Genesis 15, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 19
- classic sermon excerpts
- 7
- preachers & commentators
Genesis 15 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אַבְרָם | ʼAbrâm | H87 | 8 | Abram |
| יָרַשׁ | yârash | H3423 | 5 | occupy, driving |
| שָׁלַשׁ | shâlash | H8027 | 3 | be, make |
| זֶרַע | zeraʻ | H2233 | 4 | seed, fruit |
| נָתַן | nâthan | H5414 | 5 | give, put |
| בָּתַר | bâthar | H1334 | 2 | chop up |
| נָהָר | nâhâr | H5104 | 3 | stream, prosperity |
How preachers through history handled this text
19 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 15, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The smoking furnace and the burning lamp, probably represented the Israelites' severe trials and joyful deliverance, with their gracious supports in the mean time. It is probable that this furnace and lamp, which passed between the pieces, burned and consumed them, and so completed the sacrifice, and testified God's acceptance of it. So it intimates that God's covenants with man are made by sacrifice, Ps 50:5. And we may know that he accepts our sacrifices, if he kindles in our souls pious and devout affections. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Genesis 15:17–35 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Gen 15:18
- Euphrates— Gen 15:18
- Damascus— Gen 15:2
- Chaldea— Gen 15:7
- Ur 1— Gen 15:7
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