• Gen 12:7 — And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
• Gen 13:15 — For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
• Gen 15:18 — In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
• Gen 17:8 — And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

3 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

9 passages from 6 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Homilies on the Epistle to the Romans · 2 passages
• Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews · 2 passages
• Commentary on Genesis · 2 passages
• City of God · 1 passage
• Dei Verbum (On Divine Revelation) · 1 passage
• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 1 passage