As this passage reveals, this promise is threefold. It consists of land, of nationhood, and of blessing. In other formulations of the promise, however, the third element, the promise of blessing, is stated in other ways: “I will make my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you” (Gen. 17:7a, 19); “I will be with you” (Gen. 26:3, 24; 28:15; 46:3; Exod. 3:12); “I will be your God, and you shall be my people” (Gen. 17:7c; Exod. 6:7; Lev. 26:12); “I am the God of your father” (Gen. 26:24;
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