8 By faith q Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place r that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he went to live in s the land of promise, as in a foreign land, t living in tents u with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to v the city that has w foundations, x whose designer and builder is God. 11 By faith y Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered z him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one man, and a him as good as dead, were born descendants b as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.
17 By faith j Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, 18 of whom it was said, k “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” 19 l He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.
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