 | Robert Davidson - 1979 - 344 páginas
...son, your only son, I will bless you abundantly and greatly multiply your descendants until they are as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the sea-shore. Your descendants shall possess 1 8 the cities* of their enemies. All nations on earth shall... | |
 | Marinus de Jonge - 1985 - 282 páginas
...his death, so that 5 he may arrange for the disposition of his possessions. For I have blessed him "as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the sea-shore", and he lives in abundance, (having) a large livelihood and many possessions, and he is... | |
 | Tom Lomas - 1999 - 208 páginas
...Genesis and at the end of this part of the Abraham story, God told Abraham, "Your descendants will be as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the seashore." And He told me, "So too, will be your descendants who are not your physical descendants... | |
 | Catherine Clément - 1999 - 614 páginas
...now that you did not refuse me your son, your only son. And because of that, your descendants will be as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the seashore.' That happened beneath our feet." "You forgot to say that Isaac was suspicious about this... | |
 | F. Ledegang - 2001 - 890 páginas
...are heaven and earth, saints and sinners. So he is of the opinion that Gen 22,17 ("your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the sea-shore") does not indicate a distinction between the people of the Christians and that of the Jews,... | |
 | Martin Cohen - 2003 - 354 páginas
...God in fact contacts Abraham to say so. He also mentions that one day Abraham's descendants will be 'as numerous as the stars in the sky, and the grains of sand in the desert'. Unfortunately, much later, when lsaac is a fine lad, God contacts Abraham again. This... | |
 | Alfred W. Crosby - 2004 - 410 páginas
...Abraham by the Lord: "I will bless you abundantly and greatly multiply your descendants until they are as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the sea-shore. Your descendants shall possess the cities of their enemies. All nations on earth shall pray... | |
 | Jim Mason - 2004 - 328 páginas
...themselves." The story of Abraham told in Genesis 22:17 promised the Hebrews descendants "as numerable as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the seashore." Jewish agri-cultural law, Pagels says, "banned as 'abominations' sexual acts not conducive... | |
 | Robert Wolgemuth - 2006 - 195 páginas
...father, not just of one child or even one nation, but of a multitude of people across time and space, as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the seashore. Abraham is a great example for you and me. He knew that his relationship with God comes first.... | |
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This is the word of the Lord: By my own self I swear: inasmuch as you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will bless you abundantly and greatly multiply your descendants until they are as numerous as the stars in the sky and... 