Acts 7:8 (WEB)
He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.
Fathers and councils · 2
Irenaeus of Lyons
“And He gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat Isaac.”” — editor's note: Acts vii. 2–8.
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Eusebius of Caesarea
“First Stephen was stoned to death by them, and after him James, the son of Zebedee and the brother of John, was beheaded, and finally James, the first that had obtained the episcopal seat in Jerusalem after the ascension of our Saviour, died in the manner already described.” — editor's note: See Acts vii. 8 sqq.
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Cross-references · 4
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Parallel passages
Matthew 1:2 and Acts 7:8 share the same wording (16 words).
