4. Then the Lord spoke his word to Abram. He said, “That slave will not be the one to inherit what you have. You will have a son of your own. And your son will inherit what you have.”
5. Then God led Abram outside. God said, “Look at the sky. There are so many stars you cannot count them. And your descendants will be too many to count.”
6. Abram believed the Lord. And the Lord accepted Abram’s faith, and that faith made him right with God.
7. God said to Abram, “I am the Lord who led you out of Ur of Babylonia. I did that so I could give you this land to own.”