16 Bible Verses about Ancestors

Was not our forefather Abraham shown to be upright by his good deeds, namely, by offering Isaac his son upon the altar?

Three days later, he invited the leading men of the Jews to come to see him, and when they came, he said to them, "Brothers, I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our forefathers; yet at Jerusalem I was turned over to the Romans as a prisoner.

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

for he was a vital part of his forefather though yet unborn, when Melchizedek met him.

And now it is for the hope of the promise made by God to our forefathers that I stand here on trial,

As measured by the good news the Jews are God's enemies for your sakes, but as measured by God's choice they are His beloved because of their forefathers,

and say, 'If we had lived in the days of our forefathers, we would not have been sharers with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'

Then fill up to the brim the cup of your forefathers' guilt!

Blessed be the coming reign of our father David! Welcome Him from on high!"

to show mercy to our forefathers, and carry out His sacred covenant,

You are not greater than our forefather Jacob, are you, who gave us this well, and drank from it himself, with all his sons and flocks?"

Our forefathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship Him."

Our forefathers in the desert ate the manna, as the Scripture says, 'He gave them out of heaven bread to eat.'"

Your forefathers in the desert ate the manna, and yet they died.

This is the bread that comes down out of heaven; not as your forefathers ate the manna, and yet died. Whoever continues to eat this bread will live forever."

Then Moses gave you the rite of circumcision -- not that it had its origin with Moses but with your earlier forefathers -- and you circumcise a male child even on the Sabbath.