"Fear not, Abram; I am thy defender, and thy reward will be exceeding great."
And he said: "Lord, Lord, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go hence childless, and the son of Mâsêq, the son of my handmaid, is the Dammasek Eliezer: he will be my heir, and to me thou hast given no seed."
And He said unto him: "This (man) will not be thy heir, but one that will come out of thine own bowels; he will be thine heir."
And He brought him forth abroad, and said unto him: "Look toward heaven and number the stars, if thou art able to number them."