Hebrews 11:18

of which first-born it was said: In Isaac shall your posterity be called:

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: even his first-born, did he that had received the promises, offer up,

19for he concluded that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; wherefore he received him even in like manner.

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Cross References

Romans 9:7Nor, because they are the posterity of Abraham, are they all children: but in Isaac shall your posterity be called.

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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