Genesis 26:3-4
“Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries.”
King James Version
God confirming to Isaac the Abrahamic promises of land and seed at Gerar.
Fulfillment References
Galatians 3:16 Acts 3:25
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe Abrahamic promise is reaffirmed to Isaac: the land to his seed, the seed multiplied as the stars, 'and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.' The covenant passes through the son of promise toward the one Seed, Christ (Gal. 3:16), in whom the nations are blessed. God's word, sworn to Abraham, runs unbroken through Isaac to the Lord Jesus.
JewishGod's confirmation of the Abrahamic covenant to Isaac — land, innumerable seed, and blessing to the nations; the covenant line through Isaac.
CatholicThe covenant renewed to Isaac, advancing toward its fulfillment in Christ and the blessing of the nations.
ProtestantThe Abrahamic promise reaffirmed to Isaac, fulfilled in the Seed, Christ (Gal. 3:16).
AcademicThe patriarchal promise restated to each generation (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob), a structuring device of Genesis.
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