Hebrews 11:18
God had told him, "Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,"
Genesis 21:12
But God said to Abraham, "Do not be upset about the boy or your slave wife. Do all that Sarah is telling you because through Isaac your descendants will be counted.
Romans 9:7
nor are all the children Abraham's true descendants; rather "through Isaac will your descendants be counted."
Genesis 17:19
God said, "No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant for his descendants after him.
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Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
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Genesis 21:3
Abraham named his son -- whom Sarah bore to him -- Isaac.
Genesis 22:3
Early in the morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took two of his young servants with him, along with his son Isaac. When he had cut the wood for the burnt offering, he started out for the place God had spoken to him about.