Reference

Genesis 13:15

For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
13

But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.

14

And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

15

For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

16

And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

17

Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Israel as Distinct
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Israel as Distinct

While the term "for ever" can denote a long duration, the immediate context of Genesis 13:15 is a direct, unconditional promise from God to Abraham regarding the land and his descendants, establishing a distinct covenant that sets Israel apart. The counter-argument focuses on the *duration* of the promise, not its *distinctness* at the time it was given.