Hebrews 11:18

(To whom it was said: In Isaac shall thy seed be called.)

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 Isaac: and he that had received the promises, offered up his only begotten son;

19Accounting that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Whereupon also he received him for a parable.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:19And God said to Abraham: Sara thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac, and I will establish my covenant with him for a perpetual covenant, and with his seed after him.

Romans 9:7dummy verses inserted by amos

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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