Gen 15:2-4 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 15:2-3: 15:2-3 Using a wordplay, Abram expressed his concern that Eliezer of Damascus (Hebrew dammeseq ), a man in Abram’s household, would be his heir (Hebrew ben-mesheq , “son of possession”), as was customary when there was no son.

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‏ Genesis 15:2-4

Summary for Gen 15:2-3: 15:2-3 ^a Using a wordplay, Abram expressed his concern that Eliezer of Damascus (Hebrew dammeseq), a man in Abram’s household, would be his heir (Hebrew ben-mesheq, “son of possession”), as was customary when there was no son.
Summary for Gen 15:4-6: 15:4-6 ^b God affirmed that the promise was for Abram’s own offspring and showed him the stars as a promise of the vast number of descendants that he would have (22:17 ^c; 26:4 ^d). Paul quotes this promise in Rom 4:18 ^e to underscore the strength of Abram’s faith.