Sirach 44:21-23

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²¹ Therefore the Lord^[a] assured him with an oath
    that the nations would be blessed through his offspring,
that he would make him as numerous as the dust of the earth
    and exalt his offspring like the stars
and give them an inheritance from sea to sea
    and from the Euphrates^[b] to the ends of the earth.^(A)

²² To Isaac also he gave the same assurance
    for the sake of his father Abraham.
The blessing of all people and a covenant^(B)
23     he made to rest on the head of Jacob;
he acknowledged him with his blessings
    and gave him his inheritance;
he divided his portions
    and distributed them among twelve tribes.

From his descendants the Lord^[c] brought forth a man of compassion
    who found favor in the sight of all^(C)