Bible Cross References
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
Hebrews 6:12
We do not want you to become lazy, but to be like those who believe and are patient, and so receive what God has promised.
Genesis 12:2
I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will bless you and make your name famous, so that you will be a blessing.
Genesis 12:3
I will bless those who bless you, But I will curse those who curse you. And through you I will bless all the nations."
Genesis 15:2-6
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But Abram answered, "Sovereign LORD, what good will your reward do me, since I have no children? My only heir is Eliezer of Damascus.
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You have given me no children, and one of my slaves will inherit my property."
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Then he heard the LORD speaking to him again: "This slave Eliezer will not inherit your property; your own son will be your heir."
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The LORD took him outside and said, "Look at the sky and try to count the stars; you will have as many descendants as that."
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Abram put his trust in the LORD, and because of this the LORD was pleased with him and accepted him.
Genesis 17:16
I will bless her, and I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will become the mother of nations, and there will be kings among her descendants."
Genesis 17:17
Abraham bowed down with his face touching the ground, but he began to laugh when he thought, "Can a man have a child when he is a hundred years old? Can Sarah have a child at ninety?"
Genesis 21:2-7
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and she became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham when he was old. The boy was born at the time God had said he would be born.
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Abraham named him Isaac,
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and when Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God had commanded.
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Abraham was a hundred years old when Isaac was born.
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Sarah said, "God has brought me joy and laughter. Everyone who hears about it will laugh with me."
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Then she added, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."
Exodus 1:7
but their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and became so numerous and strong that Egypt was filled with them.
Habakkuk 2:2
The LORD gave me this answer: "Write down clearly on tablets what I reveal to you, so that it can be read at a glance.
Habakkuk 2:3
Put it in writing, because it is not yet time for it to come true. But the time is coming quickly, and what I show you will come true. It may seem slow in coming, but wait for it; it will certainly take place, and it will not be delayed.
Romans 4:17-25
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as the scripture says, "I have made you father of many nations." So the promise is good in the sight of God, in whom Abraham believed---the God who brings the dead to life and whose command brings into being what did not exist.
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Abraham believed and hoped, even when there was no reason for hoping, and so became "the father of many nations." Just as the scripture says, "Your descendants will be as many as the stars."
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He was then almost one hundred years old; but his faith did not weaken when he thought of his body, which was already practically dead, or of the fact that Sarah could not have children.
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His faith did not leave him, and he did not doubt God's promise; his faith filled him with power, and he gave praise to God.
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He was absolutely sure that God would be able to do what he had promised.
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That is why Abraham, through faith, "was accepted as righteous by God."
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The words "he was accepted as righteous" were not written for him alone.
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They were written also for us who are to be accepted as righteous, who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from death.
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Because of our sins he was given over to die, and he was raised to life in order to put us right with God.