Hebrews 11:18

11:18 God had told him, “Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,” ¹ 

Hebrews 11:20

11:20 By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.

Hebrews 11:17

11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, ²  yet he was ready to offer up ³  his only son.

Hebrews 11:9

11:9 By faith he lived as a foreigner ⁴  in the promised land as though it were a foreign country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs ⁵  of the same promise.

¹ tn Grk “in Isaac seed will be named for you.”

² tn Here “received the promises” refers to the pledges themselves, not to the things God promised.

³ tn Grk “he was offering up.” The tense of this verb indicates the attempt or readiness to sacrifice Isaac without the actual completion of the deed.

³ tn Or “settled as a resident alien.”

⁴ tn Or “heirs with him.”