Romans 4:13

For the promise ¹  to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not fulfilled through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

Ge 12:3; Ge 17:4,5,16; Ge 22:17,18; Ge 28:14; Ge 49:10; Ps 2:8; Ps 72:11; Ro 4:11; Ga 3:16-18,29

¹ sn Although a singular noun, the promise is collective and does not refer only to Gen 12:7, but as D. Moo (Romans 1-8 [WEC], 279) points out, refers to multiple aspects of the promise to Abraham: multiplied descendants (Gen 12:2), possession of the land (Gen 13:15-17), and his becoming the vehicle of blessing to all people (Gen 12:13).