And with Abraham He made the sacred compact of circumcision, and he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

And the patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

the patriarchs, and from them by natural descent the Christ has come, who is exalted over all, God blessed forever. Amen!

Now see how great this man must have been that even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of his spoils.

"Brothers, I may confidently say to you about the patriarch David, that he died and was buried, and that his grave is here among us to this very day.