Hebrews 7:4
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4 Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the [a]spoils.
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- Hebrews 7:4 plunder
Genesis 14:20
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20 And (A)blessed be God Most High,
Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”
And he (B)gave him [a]a tithe of all.
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- Genesis 14:20 one-tenth
Acts 2:29
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29 “Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you (A)of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
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Galatians 3:28-29
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Acts 7:8-9
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8 (A)Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision; (B)and so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; (C)and Isaac begot Jacob, and (D)Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.
The Patriarchs in Egypt
9 (E)“And the patriarchs, becoming envious, (F)sold Joseph into Egypt. (G)But God was with him
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Genesis 17:5-6
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5 No longer shall (A)your name be called [a]Abram, but your name shall be [b]Abraham; (B)for I have made you a father of [c]many nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make (C)nations of you, and (D)kings shall come from you.
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- Genesis 17:5 Lit. Exalted Father
- Genesis 17:5 Lit. Father of a Multitude
- Genesis 17:5 a multitude of
James 2:23
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23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, (A)“Abraham believed God, and it was [a]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called (B)the friend of God.
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- James 2:23 credited
Romans 4:17-18
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17 (as it is written, (A)“I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, (B)who gives life to the dead and calls those (C)things which do not exist as though they did; 18 who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, (D)“So shall your descendants be.”
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Romans 4:11-13
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11 And (A)he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that (B)he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also, 12 and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father (C)Abraham had while still uncircumcised.
The Promise Granted Through Faith
13 For the promise that he would be the (D)heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
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Genesis 12:2
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2 (A)I will make you a great nation;
(B)I will bless you
And make your name great;
(C)And you shall be a blessing.
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