Genesis 22:16-17
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16 and said, “By myself I have sworn,”(A) this is the Lord’s declaration: “Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son, 17 I will indeed bless you(B) and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky(C) and the sand on the seashore.(D) Your offspring will possess the city gates of their[a] enemies.(E)
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Genesis 22:16-17
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16 and said, “I swear by myself,(A) declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,(B) 17 I will surely bless you(C) and make your descendants(D) as numerous as the stars in the sky(E) and as the sand on the seashore.(F) Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,(G)
Hebrews 6:13
Christian Standard Bible
Inheriting the Promise
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself:
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Hebrews 6:13
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The Certainty of God’s Promise
13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,(A)
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