The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his servant Jesus, whom ye indeed delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.

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

But Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers first.

Then Joseph sent and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, seventy five souls.

And Jacob went down [into Egypt], and died, he and our fathers.

saying, "I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob." And Moses trembled and durst not behold.

who found favor before God, and asked that he might find a habitation for the God of Jacob.