The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit.

And Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, seventy-five persons in all.

And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, he and our fathers,

‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.’ And Moses trembled and did not dare to look.

who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.