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Psalm 105:11

saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance,”

9the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
10and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
11saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance,”
12when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
13They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
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Canaan is named as an inheritance while its heirs are still foreigners there, a contrast that makes the distance between God's promise and possession visible.

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Where else Scripture says this

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Genesis 17:8I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their …Both passages name Canaan as the land God promised to give, linking the inheritance to his enduring covenant.
Genesis 15:18In that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I have given this land to your offspring, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river …Both passages connect God's covenant with Abraham to a promise of land for his descendants.
Genesis 13:15for I will give all the land which you see to you and to your offspring forever.Both passages present the land as God's promised gift, with Genesis naming Abraham and his offspring as recipients.
Psalm 78:55He also drove out the nations before them, allotted them for an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.Psalm 105 names the promised inheritance; Psalm 78 recounts God driving out nations and allotting land to Israel.
Genesis 28:13Behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. I will give the land you lie on to you and to …Psalm 105 recalls the covenant confirmed to Jacob; Genesis records God's promise to give him and his offspring the land.
Numbers 34:2“Command the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you come into the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, even the …Both passages name Canaan as Israel's inheritance, with Numbers introducing the borders of that land.
Joshua 18:6You shall survey the land into seven parts, and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.The psalm names land as an allotted inheritance; Joshua describes surveying the land and casting lots before the LORD.
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Encouragement

The fewness of Abraham's family did not keep God from making this covenant. The promise of Canaan rested on God's word to them.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).