Hebrews 11:18

as to whom it had been said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17By faith Abraham, [when] tried, offered up Isaac, and he who had received to himself the promises offered up his only begotten [son],

19counting that God [was] able to raise [him] even from among [the] dead, whence also he received him in a figure.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:19And God said, Sarah thy wife shall indeed bear thee a son; and thou shalt 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 seed of Abraham [are] all children: but, In Isaac shall a seed be called to 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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