Hebrews 11:18

of whom it was said — 'In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17By faith Abraham hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,

19reckoning that even out of the dead God is able to raise up, whence also in a figure he did receive [him].

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Cross References

Genesis 17:19and God saith, 'Sarah thy wife is certainly bearing a son to thee, and thou hast called his name Isaac, and I have established My covenant with him, for a covenant age-during, to 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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