18. The Lord made an eternal covenant with him, promising that life would never again be destroyed by a flood.
19. Abraham was the great ancestor of many nations; his reputation was faultless.
20. He kept the Law of the Most High and made a covenant with him, a covenant marked on his body. When he was put to the test, he was found faithful.
21. And so the Lord made him a solemn promise that his descendants would be a blessing to the world; that their number would be countless, like the dust of the earth; that they would be honoured more than any other people on earth; and that their land would extend from sea to sea, from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.