4. The Lord replied, “No, he won't! You will have a son of your own, and everything you have will be his.”
5. Then the Lord took Abram outside and said, “Look at the sky and see if you can count the stars. That's how many descendants you will have.”
6. Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord was pleased with him.
7. The Lord said to Abram, “I brought you here from Ur in Chaldea, and I gave you this land.”
8. Abram asked, “Lord God, how can I know the land will be mine?”