"Men, brothers, let [me] speak with boldness to you about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.

"And the patriarchs, being jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; and God was with him,

And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you and magnify your name, and you shall be blessed.

And your name shall no longer be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.

And I will increase you very exceedingly, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come out of you.

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which [he had while] in uncircumcision, so that he should be the father of all those that believe, although uncircumcised, so that righteousness should also be imputed to them,

For the promise that he should be heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through [the] law, but through [the] righteousness of faith.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." And he was called a friend of God.

and blessed be the Most High God, who delivered your enemies into your power. And Abram gave him a tithe of all.