12 occurrences in 6 translations

'Ancestor' in the Bible

You're not greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it, along with his sons and his flocks, are you?"

Verse ConceptsGreatness Of ChristAncestorsPeople Giving Other Thingspoop

You said by the Holy Spirit through the voice of our ancestor, your servant David, "Why do the unbelievers rage, and the people devise useless plots?

Verse ConceptsMinistry, Nature OfMouthsTrapThe Holy Spirit, And ScriptureWhat Foreigners DoSpeaking By The SpiritAngry With GodSpeaking The Word God Gives

"The glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham while he was in Mesopotamia before he settled in Haran. God told him, "Leave your country and your relatives and go to the land I'll show you.'

Verse ConceptsAbrahamPilgrimsSeparating From Relativesland

What, then, are we to say about Abraham, our human ancestor?

Verse ConceptsAbraham, New Testament References

Afterward he received the mark of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. Therefore, he is the ancestor of all who believe while uncircumcised, in order that righteousness may be credited to them.

Verse ConceptsCircumcision, spiritualPraiseSealsAbraham, God's Covenant WithAbraham, New Testament ReferencesReckoningRighteous By FaithRighteousness imputed

He is also the ancestor of the circumcised those who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

Verse ConceptsThose Who Had Faithfootprints

Not only that, but Rebecca became pregnant by our ancestor Isaac.

because Levi was still inside his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

Verse ConceptsAncestorsBodygrandfathers

Our ancestor Abraham was justified by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar, wasn't he?

Verse ConceptsAncestorsAbraham, New Testament ReferencesJustified By WorksWorks Of Faith

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