How much land did God promise Abraham's descendants would inherit?
God promised Abraham's descendants a vast territory extending from the River of Egypt to the Euphrates River on the east, northern Lebanon or Mount Hermon on the north, and the Red Sea on the south. It encompassed the whole Middle East, with bounds from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean and from the Judean desert to the Euphrates.
Les explains that this promise given to Abraham defined how much Abraham's descendants would inherit. The territory would run from the River of Egypt to the Euphrates on the east, from northern Lebanon or Mount Hermon on the north, to the Red Sea on the south. He notes the whole Middle East had been promised to the nation of Israel. In the passage, God says He will set Israel's bounds from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, which is the Mediterranean, and from the desert, the Judean desert, to the river, which in Scripture is the Euphrates. God also told Israel He would not drive the inhabitants out in one year, lest the land become desolate and the beasts of the field multiply, but little by little until they increased and inherited the land.
And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
More Questions
What boundaries did God set for the land He promised to Abraham's offspring?
In Genesis 15:18 God promised Abraham's offspring the land from the river of Egypt all the way out to the great river Euphrates.
When did God make his covenant with Abraham about the land?
On the same day that God transferred the title deed of the land to Abraham, the Lord made a covenant with Abraham saying 'unto thy seed...'.
What land did God covenant to give Abraham's descendants?
God made a covenant with Abraham in which He gave, in the past tense, the land from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates to Abraham's seed.
How far did the land God gave to Israel extend?
The land God was giving to Israel in the Joshua promise stretched from the wilderness and Lebanon all the way to the Euphrates River.