Quotes About Covenant

Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two walked on together.

When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.

Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.

“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”

Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.

And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”

saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,

I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

Abraham went back to his servants, and they got up and set out together for Beersheba. And Abraham settled in Beersheba.

And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abrahamís brother Nahor.

Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old.

The Hittites replied to Abraham,

Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.

Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth. So in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham,

Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land

Ephron answered Abraham,

So Ephronís field at Machpelah near Mamre, the cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over

to Abrahamís possession in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.

So the field and its cave were deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.

By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.

So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,

Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there.

The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my fatherís house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ëTo your offspring I will give this landí—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.