Luke 1:13-20

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you must name him John.

Romans 9:6-9

But it is not that God's word has failed. For not everybody that is descended from Israel really belongs to Israel,

Galatians 4:28-31

Now we, brothers, like Isaac, are children born to fulfill 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
as He promised our forefathers, Abraham and his descendants forever."