Talált 421 Eredmények: Abraham's descendants

• Because of that, Abraham persevered and received fulfilment of the promise. (Hebrews 6, 15)

• Melchizedek, king of Salem, a priest of God Most High, came to meet Abraham when he returned from defeating the kings, and blessed him; (Hebrews 7, 1)

• and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. By the interpretation of his name, he is, first, 'king of saving justice' and also king of Salem, that is, 'king of peace'; (Hebrews 7, 2)

• Now think how great this man must have been, if the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the finest plunder. (Hebrews 7, 4)

• We know that any of the descendants of Levi who are admitted to the priesthood are obliged by the Law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their own brothers although they too are descended from Abraham. (Hebrews 7, 5)

• But this man, who was not of the same descent, took his tithe from Abraham, and he gave his blessing to the holder of the promises. (Hebrews 7, 6)

• It could be said that Levi himself, who receives tithes, actually paid tithes, in the person of Abraham, (Hebrews 7, 9)

• It was by faith that Abraham obeyed the call to set out for a country that was the inheritance given to him and his descendants, and that he set out without knowing where he was going. (Hebrews 11, 8)

• Because of this, there came from one man, and one who already had the mark of death on him, descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven and the grains of sand on the seashore which cannot be counted. (Hebrews 11, 12)

• It was by faith that Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac. He offered to sacrifice his only son even though he had yet to receive what had been promised, (Hebrews 11, 17)

• Was not Abraham our father justified by his deed, because he offered his son Isaac on the altar? (James 2, 21)

• In this way the scripture was fulfilled: Abraham put his faith in God, and this was considered as making him upright; and he received the name 'friend of God'. (James 2, 23)