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Hebrews 11:18

Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

KJV

πρὸς ὃν ἐλαλήθη ὅτι ἐν Ἰσαὰκ κληθήσεταί σοι σπέρμα,

Greek NT

ad quem dictum est : Quia in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen :

Vulgate

even he to whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

ASV

(To whom it was said: In Isaac shalt thy seed be called:)

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People Isaac

In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

καλέω
kaleo
verb · 148×
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
σπέρμα
sperma
noun · 44×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
Ἰσαάκ
isaak
noun · 20×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Gen 21:12 · allusion
    "And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called."
    Genesis: through Isaac your offspring shall be named — faith and offering

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gal 3:29 — And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
  • Gen 17:19 — And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
  • Gen 21:3 — And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
  • Gen 21:12 — And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy s
  • Gen 21:12 — And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy s
  • Rom 9:7 — Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
  • Rom 9:7 — Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.