1. Some time afterward, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not fear, Abram! I am your shield; I will make your reward very great.
2. But Abram said, “Lord God, what can you give me, if I die childless and have only a servant of my household, Eliezer of Damascus?”
3. Abram continued, “Look, you have given me no offspring, so a servant of my household will be my heir.”
4. Then the word of the Lord came to him: No, that one will not be your heir; your own offspring will be your heir.
5. He took him outside and said: Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so, he added, will your descendants be.