Acts 7:5 meaning and explanation

He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.

Acts 7:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Stephen, on trial before the Sanhedrin, retells Israel's history to show that God's promises have always demanded trust before sight. Abraham stood in the land God had promised him, yet owned not even a foot of ground, and the heir who would inherit it had not yet been born.

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