1 Some time later, the lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.”
2 But Abram replied, “O Sovereign lord, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son? Since you’ve given me no children, Eliezer of Damascus, a servant in my household, will inherit all my wealth.
3 You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants will be my heir.”
4 Then the lord said to him, “No, your servant will not be your heir, for you will have a son of your own who will be your heir.”
5 Then the lord took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That’s how many descendants you will have!”
6 And Abram believed the lord, and the lord counted him as righteous because of his faith.
7 Then the lord told him, “I am the lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as your possession.”