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11 Abraham and his wife, Sarah, were too old to have children. But Abraham believed God's promise that they would have children. He trusted God to do what he had promised. As a result of his faith, God made it possible for him and Sarah to have a baby.[a] 12 Abraham was so old that he was almost like a dead man. But from this one man there came very many grandchildren. His family became so large that nobody could count them. They were like the number of stars in the sky. They were as many as the bits of sand on the shore of the sea.[b]

13 All these people continued to believe God until they died. But they did not receive all the things that God had promised to give them. They were like people who saw those things far away. That made them happy. These people understood that they lived as strangers and travellers on the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:11 It is not clear whether this verse is telling us about Abraham's faith or about Sarah's faith. See Genesis 17:15-19; 18:10-14; 21:1-3.
  2. 11:12 See Genesis 15:5; 22:17 and Romans 4:18-22.