Genesis 15:4 (WEB)
Behold, the LORD’s word came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir, but he who will come out of your own body will be your heir.”
Fathers and councils · 2
Ambrose of Milan
“Also, when a son was promised him, though he thought of the lost vigour of his body, now as good as dead, and the barrenness of his wife, and his own great age, he believed God, though it was against the law of nature.” — editor's note: Gen. xv. 4; xvii. 15.
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Augustine of Hippo
“After these things Ishmael was born of Hagar; and Abraham might think that in him was fulfilled what God had promised him, saying, when he wished to adopt his home-born servant, “This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth of thee, he shall be thine heir.”” — editor's note: Gen. xv. 4.
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Cross-references · 8
Parallel passages
Genesis 15:4 and 1 Kings 17:2 share the same wording (5 words).
Genesis 15:4 and 1 Kings 17:8 share the same wording (5 words).
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Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.24.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.24.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.24.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.24.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.24.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.24.