For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for (l) ever.
(l) Meaning a long time, and till the coming of Christ as in (Exodus 12:14; Exodus 21:6; Deuteronomy 15:17) and spiritually this refers to the true children of Abram born according to the promise, and not according to the flesh, which are heirs of the true land of Canaan.