Hebrews 11:18

18 ad quem dictum est quia in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen

Hebrews 11:18 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 11:18

Of whom it is said
That is, of Isaac, Abraham's own son, whom he offered up; or rather, "to whom it was said", as the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions render it; that is, to Abraham, for to him was this said, ( Genesis 21:12 )

that in Isaac shall thy seed be called;
that numerous natural seed of his, which should inherit the land of Canaan; and his special famous seed, the Messiah, to whom the promises were made; (See Gill on Romans 9:7).

Hebrews 11:18 In-Context

16 nunc autem meliorem appetunt id est caelestem ideo non confunditur Deus vocari Deus eorum paravit enim illis civitatem

17 fide obtulit Abraham Isaac cum temptaretur et unigenitum offerebat qui susceperat repromissiones

18 ad quem dictum est quia in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen

19 arbitrans quia et a mortuis suscitare potens est Deus unde eum et in parabola accepit

20 fide et de futuris benedixit Isaac Iacob et Esau