Acts 7:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

The covenant

And so

Genesis 17:12

Genesis 21:1

And isaac

And jacob

1 Chronicles 2:1

Patriarchs

Acts 2:29

Hebrews 7:4

General references

Genesis 21:3

Psalm 105:9

Luke 1:59

Bible References

The covenant

And God said to Abraham, "Now [as for] you, you must keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you, throughout their generations.

Because of this Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

How then was it credited? [While he] was {circumcised} or {uncircumcised}? Not {while circumcised} but {while uncircumcised}!

Brothers, I am speaking according to a human perspective. Nevertheless, [when] the covenant of a man has been ratified, no one declares [it] invalid or adds additional provisions [to it].

And so

And {at eight days of age} you shall yourselves circumcise every male [belonging] to your generations [and] {the servant born in your house and the one bought from any foreigner} who is not from your offspring.

And Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said. And Yahweh did to Sarah as he had promised.

And isaac

And Isaac prayed to Yahweh on behalf of his wife, for she [was] barren. And Yahweh responded to his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

Abraham became the father of Isaac, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers,

For the statement of the promise [is] this: "At this time I will return and {Sarah will have} a son."

And jacob

When Yahweh saw that Leah [was] unloved he opened her womb, but Rachel [was] barren.

When Rachel saw that she could not bear children to Jacob, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, "Give me children--if not, I will die!"

Then they journeyed from Bethel. And {when they were still some distance} from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor. And she had hard labor.

And these [are] the names of the sons of Israel who came [to] Egypt; with Jacob, they each came with his {family}:

These [are] the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

Patriarchs

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

But see how great this man [was], to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth from the spoils!

General references

And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

that he made with Abraham, and by his oath [swore] to Isaac.

And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were wanting to name him {after} his father Zechariah.