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That he should be the heir of the world (to klēronomon auton einai kosmou). The articular infinitive (to einai) with the accusative of general reference in loose apposition with hē epaggelia (the promise). But where is that promise? Not just Gen 12:7, but the whole chain of promises about his son, his descendants like the stars in heaven, the Messiah and the blessing to the world through him. In these verses (Rom 4:13) Paul employs (Sanday and Headlam) the keywords of his gospel (faith, promise, grace) and arrays them against the current Jewish theology (law, works, merit).