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 saith unto Abraham, 'And thou dost keep My covenant, thou and thy seed after thee, to their generations;

because of this, Moses hath given you the circumcision -- not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers -- and on a sabbath ye circumcise a man;

how then was it reckoned? he being in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision;

Brethren, as a man I say it, even of man a confirmed covenant no one doth make void or doth add to,

And so

'And a son of eight days is circumcised by you; every male to your generations, born in the house, or bought with money from any son of a stranger, who is not of thy seed;

And Jehovah hath looked after Sarah as He hath said, and Jehovah doth to Sarah as He hath spoken;

And isaac

And Isaac maketh entreaty to Jehovah before his wife, for she is barren: and Jehovah is entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiveth,

And Abraham begetteth Isaac. Sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,

for the word of promise is this; 'According to this time I will come, and there shall be to Sarah a son.'

And jacob

And Jehovah seeth that Leah is the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel is barren;

And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, 'Give me sons, and if there is none -- I die.'

And they journey from Bethel, and there is yet a kibrath of land before entering Ephratha, and Rachel beareth, and is sharply pained in her bearing;

And these are the names of the sons of Israel who are coming into Egypt with Jacob; a man and his household have they come;

These are sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

Patriarchs

'Men, brethren! it is permitted to speak with freedom unto you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us unto this day;

And see how great this one is, to whom also a tenth Abraham the patriarch did give out of the best of the spoils,

General references

and Abraham calleth the name of his son who is born to him, whom Sarah hath born to him -- Isaac;

That He hath made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,

And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,