Hebrews 11:18

about whom it was said, The seed by thee will be called in Isaac.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

In Context

17By faith Abraham, being tested, offered Isaac. And he who received the promises offered his only begotten son,

19Having reckoned that God is able to raise up even from the dead, from where also, in a figure, he did receive him back.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:19And God said, No, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

Romans 9:7nor, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children, rather, In Isaac a seed will be called for thee.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 11:5-32

Exemplars of Faith. ( a. d. 62.) 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that… Read the whole commentary →

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