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17 It was by faith that Abraham, when God tested him, offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice. God made the promises to Abraham, but Abraham was ready to offer his own son as a sacrifice. 18 God had said, “The descendants I promised you will be from Isaac.”[a] 19 Abraham believed that God could raise the dead, and really, it was as if Abraham got Isaac back from death.

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  1. 11:18 “The descendants . . . Isaac.” Quotation from Genesis 21:12.

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