Through whose line did God promise Abraham's great offspring?
God promised Abraham's great offspring would come through the line of Isaac and Jacob, that is, the nation of Israel. This covenant promise, given in Genesis 13, assured Abraham that his seed would be as numerous as the dust of the earth.
Les explains that in Genesis 13 God enlarged the covenant promise originally given in Genesis 12. God told Abraham, "I will make thy seed... as the dust of the earth," indicating a great offspring. Les specifies this great offspring would come through the line of Isaac and Jacob, or in the nation of Israel. He notes that over 4,000 years, though Israel has often been a small nation, tremendous numbers of people have come from this covenant promise.
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
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What did God promise about the number of Abraham's descendants in Genesis 13?
God promised to make Abraham's seed as the dust of the earth, meaning they would be too numerous to count.