Hebrews 11:18

To him, it was said, “Through Isaac, shall your offspring be summoned,”

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

In Context

17By faith, Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac, so that he who had received the promises was offering up his only son.

19indicating that God is even able to raise up from the dead. And thus, he also established him as a parable.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:19And God said to Abraham: “Your wife Sarah shall give birth to a son, and you shall call his name Isaac, and I will establish my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant, and with his offspring after him.

Romans 9:7And not all sons are the offspring of Abraham: “For your offspring will be invoked in Isaac.”

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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