8 Bible Verses about Patriarchs

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Hebrews 7:4

But see how great he must be, if Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe of his plunder.

John 7:22

However, because Moses gave you the practice of circumcision (not that it came from Moses, but from the forefathers), you circumcise a male child on the Sabbath.

Acts 7:8-9

Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him when he was eight days old, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs. The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him,

Romans 11:28

In regard to the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but in regard to election they are dearly loved for the sake of the fathers.

Romans 15:8

For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God's truth to confirm the promises made to the fathers,

Acts 2:29

"Brothers, I can speak confidently to you about our forefather David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

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Hebrews 11:9

By faith he lived as a foreigner in the promised land as though it were a foreign country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs of the same promise.

Genesis 25:27

When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open fields, but Jacob was an even-tempered man, living in tents.

Genesis 13:5

Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.

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