Hebrews 11:11-12

11 And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she[a] considered him faithful who had made the promise.
12 And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

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Cross References 5

  • 1. Genesis 17:17-19; Genesis 18:11-14
  • 2. Genesis 21:2
  • 3. S 1 Corinthians 1:9
  • 4. Romans 4:19
  • 5. Genesis 22:17

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "By faith Abraham, even though he was too old to have children—and Sarah herself was not able to conceive—was enabled to become a father because he"
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