Isaiah 51:2

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave birth to you. When I called him, he was only one; I blessed him and made him many.

Cross References

Ezekiel 33:24

‘Son of man, those who live in the  ruins in the land of Israel are saying, “Abraham was only one person,  yet he received possession of the land.  But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.”

Isaiah 29:22

Therefore, the Lord who redeemed Abraham  says this about the house of Jacob: Jacob will no longer be ashamed, and his face will no longer be pale.

Genesis 24:35

‘The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female slaves, and camels and donkeys.

Genesis 24:1

Abraham was now old, getting on in years,  , and the Lord had blessed him in everything.

Genesis 22:17

I will indeed bless you  and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky  and the sand on the seashore.  Your offspring will possess the city gates of their  enemies.

Joshua 24:3

But I took your father Abraham from the region beyond the River Euphrates, led him throughout the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants.  I gave him Isaac,

Deuteronomy 1:10

The Lord your God has so multiplied you that today you are as numerous as the stars of the sky.

Isaiah 41:8

But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham, my friend   –

Isaiah 43:27

Your first father sinned, and your mediators have rebelled against me.

Isaiah 60:22

The least will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the Lord; I will accomplish it quickly in its time.

Isaiah 63:16

Yet you are our Father, even though Abraham does not know us and Israel doesn’t recognise us. You, Lord, are our Father; your name is Our Redeemer from Ancient Times.

Deuteronomy 26:5

You are to respond by saying in the presence of the Lord your God: My father was a wandering Aramean.  He went down to Egypt with a few people and resided there as a foreigner.  There he became a great, powerful, and populous nation.

Isaiah 48:1

‘Listen to this, house of Jacob – those who are called by the name Israel and have descended from   Judah, who swear by the name of the  Lord and declare the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness.