Act 7:5 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 5. Gave him none inheritance ] Both Abraham and Jacob had small parcels of land in Canaan; but they had them by purchase , not by God's gift; for, as Abraham was obliged to buy a burying-place in Canaan, , it is obvious he had no inheritance there. And to his seed after him ] See , and the notes there.

‏ Acts 7:5

Verse 5. Gave him none inheritance] Both Abraham and Jacob had small parcels of land in Canaan; but they had them by purchase, not by God's gift; for, as Abraham was obliged to buy a burying-place in Canaan, Ge 23:3-18, it is obvious he had no inheritance there.

And to his seed after him] See Ge 12:7; 13:15, and the notes there.