Acts 7:8

God's Word

“God gave Abraham circumcision to confirm his promise. So when Abraham’s son Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him on the eighth day. Isaac did the same to his son Jacob, and Jacob did the same to his twelve sons (the ancestors of our tribes).

Cross References

Genesis 29:31

When the Lord saw Leah was unloved, he made it possible for her to have children, but Rachel had none.

Genesis 30:5

Bilhah became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Jacob.

Genesis 35:16

Then they moved on from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor and was having severe labor pains.

Genesis 35:18

Rachel was dying. As she took her last breath, she named her son Benoni [Son of My Sorrow], but his father named him Benjamin [Son of My Right Hand].

1 Chronicles 1:34

Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac’s sons were Esau and Israel.

Matthew 1:2

Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

John 7:22

Moses gave you the teaching about circumcision (although it didn’t come from Moses but from our ancestors). So you circumcise a male on a day of rest—a holy day.

Acts 2:29

“Brothers, I can tell you confidently that our ancestor David died and was buried and that his tomb is here to this day.

Romans 4:10

How was his faith regarded as the basis of God’s approval? Was he circumcised or was he uncircumcised at that time? He had not been circumcised.

Galatians 3:15

Brothers and sisters, let me use an example from everyday life. No one can cancel a person’s will or add conditions to it once that will is put into effect.

Galatians 3:17

This is what I mean: The laws ⌞given to Moses⌟ 430 years after God had already put his promise ⌞to Abraham⌟ into effect didn’t cancel the promise ⌞to Abraham⌟.

Hebrews 7:4

You can see how important Melchizedek was. Abraham gave him a tenth of what he had captured, even though Abraham was the father of the chosen people.