Genesis 22:16-24
New American Standard Bible 1995
16 and said, “(A)By Myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly (B)multiply your [a]seed as the stars of the heavens and as (C)the sand which is on the seashore; and (D)your [b]seed shall possess the gate of [c]their enemies. 18 (E)In your [d]seed all the nations of the earth shall [e]be blessed, because you have (F)obeyed My voice.” 19 (G)So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham lived at Beersheba.
20 Now it came about after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, “Behold, (H)Milcah [f]also has borne children to your brother Nahor: 21 Uz his firstborn and Buz his brother and Kemuel the father of Aram 22 and Chesed and Hazo and Pildash and Jidlaph and Bethuel.” 23 Bethuel [g]became the father of (I)Rebekah; these eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. 24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, [h]also bore Tebah and Gaham and Tahash and Maacah.
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- Genesis 22:17 Or descendants
- Genesis 22:17 Or descendants
- Genesis 22:17 Lit his
- Genesis 22:18 Or descendants
- Genesis 22:18 Or bless themselves
- Genesis 22:20 Lit she also
- Genesis 22:23 Lit begot
- Genesis 22:24 Lit she also
Hebrews 6:13
New American Standard Bible 1995
13 For (A)when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He (B)swore by Himself,
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