16 Bible Verses about Ancestors
Most Relevant Verses
Was it, or was it not, because of his actions that he was declared to be righteous as the result of his having offered up his son Isaac upon the altar?
After one complete day he invited the leading men among the Jews to meet him; and, when they were come together, he said to them, "As for me, brethren, although I had done nothing prejudicial to our people or contrary to the customs of our forefathers, I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the power of the Romans.
To them the Patriarchs belong, and from them in respect of His human lineage came the Christ, who is exalted above all, God blessed throughout the Ages. Amen.
for Levi was yet in the loins of his forefather when Melchizedek met Abraham.
And now I stand here impeached because of my hope in the fulfilment of the promise made by God to our forefathers--
In relation to the Good News, the Jews are God's enemies for your sakes; but in relation to God's choice they are dearly loved for the sake of their forefathers.
and your boast is, "'If we had lived in the time of our forefathers, we should not have been implicated with them in the murder of the Prophets.'
Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our forefather David! God in the highest Heavens save Him!"
He dealt pitifully with our forefathers, And remembered His holy covenant,
Are you greater than our forefather Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself drank from it, as did also his sons and his cattle?"
Our forefathers worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem."
Our forefathers ate the manna in the Desert, as it is written, 'He gave them bread out of Heaven to eat'."
This is the bread which came down out of Heaven; it is unlike that which your forefathers ate--for they ate and yet died. He who eats this bread shall live for ever."
Consider therefore. Moses gave you the rite of circumcision (not that it began with Moses, but with your earlier forefathers)
