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Hebrews 11:18 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 11 · verse 18
Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:Hebrews 11:18 · King James Version
Hebrews 11:18 in context
16But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
18Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
19Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
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Key words (Strong's)
- IsaacisaakIsaac = " to laugh" , the son of Abraham and SarahG2464 →
- saidlaleōto utter a voice or emit a sound, to speak, to use the tongue or the faculty of speech…G2980 →
- seedspermafrom which a plant germinates, the seedG4690 →
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The apostle, having given us a more general account of the grace of faith, now proceeds to set before us some illustrious examples of it in the Old Testament times, and these may be divided into two classes: - 1. Those whose names are mentioned, and the particular exercise and actings of whose faith are specified. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-31