And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
Parallel translations
- WEB Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac,
- BSB Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.
- NKJV And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.
- NASB Now Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac;
- NLT Abraham gave everything he owned to his son Isaac.
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Abraham gives all that he had to Isaac.
Overview
Isaac receives the full inheritance, marking him as the heir of both the estate and the covenant promise. This deliberate act distinguishes the son of promise from Abraham's other children. It safeguards the line through which God's redemptive purposes, culminating in Christ, would advance.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Gen 24:36And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
- Heb 1:2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
- Gal 3:29And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
- Ps 68:18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
- Rom 8:32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
- John 3:35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
- Rom 8:17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
- Matt 28:18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
- 1 Cor 3:21–23Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
- Matt 11:27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
- Gen 21:10–12Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
- Col 1:19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
- Gal 4:28Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
- Rom 9:7–9Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
- John 17:2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
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From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.
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