1. Later the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision, “Abram, don't be afraid! I will protect you and reward you greatly.”
2. But Abram answered, “Lord All-Powerful, you have given me everything I could ask for, except children. And when I die, Eliezer of Damascus will get all I own.
3. You have not given me any children, and this servant of mine will inherit everything.”
4. The Lord replied, “No, he won't! You will have a son of your own, and everything you have will be his.”
13-15. Then the Lord said:Abram, you will live to an old age and die in peace.But I solemnly promise that your descendants will live as foreigners in a land that doesn't belong to them. They will be forced into slavery and abused for four hundred years. But I will terribly punish the nation that enslaves them, and they will leave with many possessions.