Hebrews 11:18

of whom it had been said, It is through Isaac that your posterity will be traced.

Montgomery 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 put to the test, was on the point of offering up Isaac; yes, he who had received the promise was about to offer up his only son,

19For he accounted God able even to raise from the dead, from whence, figuratively speaking, he did indeed receive him back again.

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Cross References

Romans 9:7they are not all children of Abraham because they are Abraham’s descendants. The promise was, In Isaac shall thy 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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