Hebrews 11:12

Wherefore, even from one, were born, and, as to these things, one who had become dead,—like the stars of the heaven, for multitude, and as the sand that is by the lip of the sea, that cannot be numbered.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

In Context

11By faith, even Sarah herself, received power for founding a seed, even beyond the season of life’s prime,—seeing that, faithful, she reckoned, him that had promised;

13In faith, all these died—not bearing away the promises, but, from afar, beholding and saluting them, and confessing that, strangers and sojourners, were they upon the land.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:17That I will, richly bless, thee, and, abundantly multiply, thy seed, as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the lip of the sea,—that thy seed may take possession of the gate of his foes:

Genesis 32:12But, thou thyself, saidst,—I will deal well with thee. So will I make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not to be counted, for multitude.

Deuteronomy 1:10Yahweh your God hath multiplied you, and here ye are to-day, like the stars of the heavens for multitude.

Joshua 11:4and they came out—they, and all their hosts with them, much people, like the sand that is upon the seashore for multitude,—with horses and chariots very many.

1 Samuel 12:5And he said unto them—Witness, is Yahweh against you, and, witness, is his Anointed, this day, that ye have not found in my hand, any thing! And they said: Witness!

1 Kings 4:20Judah and Israel, were many, as the sand that is by the sea, for multitude,—eating and drinking, and rejoicing.

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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