and that God will justly reward their efforts (⇒ Hebrews 6:10). The author is concerned especially about their persevering (⇒ Hebrews 6:11-12), citing in this regard the achievement of Abraham, who relied on God’s promise and on God’s oath ...
13 And behold, the Lord stood above and around him and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your [father’s] father and the God of Isaac; I will give to you and to your descendants the land [of promise] on which you are lying. 14 Your descendants shall be as [countless ...
16 For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham. 17 Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the...
Abraham ABRAHAM ā brə’ hăm (אַבְרָהָ֤ם). The primary source of Abraham is the narrative account given in... Agriculture AGRICULTURE. The cultivation of plants and care of livestock for crops and products. I... Alphabet Expand Ambas...
[Verses] 11-13. This sequence of three utterances is a brilliant example of how much fine definition of position and character can be achieved in biblical narrative through variation in repetition. First, the narrator informs us, objectively and neutrally, of Abraham’s and Sarah’s advanced ag...
law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.” He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.Galatians 3: 13...
The Bible found no fault with Abraham and Isaac for knowingly giving their wives to other men for sexual use. (Genesis 12:11-16;Genesis 26:7-10.) In fact, the Bible praised Lot and Ephremite for offering their daughters to be raped, so this fate would not befall their male guests. ...
Then Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded, ‘Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” Genesis 18:6 Verse Concepts So Abraham hurried into...
The Death of Abraham - Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah. She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. Jokshan
(verse 11) the ruler, but they will turn on the “woman” for reasons that I don’t really know. It appears that even among “team evil,” there is division. The ultimate point John is making is that Rome has become a prostitute of all kinds of things that are evil in God’s ...