15 ¶ And the Angel of the Lord cried unto Abraham from heaven the second time,

16 And said, (A)By [a]myself have I sworn (saith the Lord) because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thine only son,

17 Therefore will I surely bless thee, and will greatly multiply thy seed, as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore, and thy seed shall possess the [b]gate of his enemies.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 22:16 Signifying, that there is no greater than he.
  2. Genesis 22:17 Or, holds.

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