(A)Abraham begot Isaac, (B)Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot (C)Judah and his brothers.

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Abraham was the father of Isaac,(A)

Isaac the father of Jacob,(B)

Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,(C)

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34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, (A)the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

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34 the son of Jacob,

the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham,

the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,(A)

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(A)nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, (B)“In Isaac your seed shall be called.”

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Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 9:7 Gen. 21:12

That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but (A)the children of the promise are counted as the seed.

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In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children,(A) but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.(B)

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18 [a]of whom it was said, (A)“In Isaac your seed shall be called,”

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  1. Hebrews 11:18 to

18 even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”[a](A)

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  1. Hebrews 11:18 Gen. 21:12