4 Now the word of the Lord came to him: “This one will not be your heir; instead, one who comes from your own bodyD will be your heir.” 5 He took him outside and said, “Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him, “Your offspring will be that numerous.”d

6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.e