Luke 1:13-20
but the angel said to Zacharias, don't be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard: and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, whom you shall name John:
Romans 9:6-9
However, the divine promise cannot but have its effect. for they are not the whole of Israel, who are descended from Israel:
Galatians 4:28-31
Now we, my brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of the promise.
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And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
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Luke 1:55
which he promised to our forefathers, to Abraham, and to his posterity for ever."