Genesis 26:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

Because that Abraham obeyed my voyce and kept mine ordinance, my commandements, my statutes, and my Lawes.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 22:16 : 16 And saide, By my selfe haue I sworne (saith ye Lord) because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thine onely sonne,
  • Gen 22:18 : 18 And in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voyce.
  • Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Iesus Christ neither circumcision auaileth any thing, neither vncircumcision, but faith which worketh by loue.
  • Heb 11:8 : 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed God, to goe out into a place, which hee should afterward receiue for inheritance, and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
  • Jas 2:21 : 21 Was not Abraham our father iustified through workes, when he offred Isaac his sonne vpon the altar?
  • Gen 12:4 : 4 So Abram departed, euen as ye Lorde spake vnto him, and Lot went with him. (And Abram was seuentie and fiue yeere olde, when he departed out of Haran)
  • Gen 17:23 : 23 Then Abraham tooke Ishmael his sonne and all that were borne in his house, and all that was bought with his money, that is, euery man childe among the men of Abrahams house, and he circumcised the foreskinne of their flesh in that selfe same day, as God had comaunded him.
  • Gen 18:19 : 19 For I knowe him that he will commande his sonnes and his houshold after him, that they keepe the way of the Lord, to doe righteousnesse and iudgement, that the Lord may bring vpon Abraham that he hath spoken vnto him.
  • Ps 112:1-2 : 1 Prayse ye the Lord. Blessed is the man, that feareth the Lord, and deliteth greatly in his commandements. 2 His seede shall be mightie vpon earth: the generation of the righteous shall be blessed.
  • Ps 128:1-6 : 1 A song of degrees. Blessed is euery one that feareth the Lorde and walketh in his wayes. 2 When thou eatest the labours of thine hands, thou shalt be blessed, and it shall be well with thee. 3 Thy wife shalbe as the fruitfull vine on the sides of thine house, and thy children like the oliue plantes round about thy table. 4 Lo, surely thus shall the man be blessed, that feareth the Lord. 5 The Lorde out of Zion shall blesse thee, and thou shalt see the wealth of Ierusalem all the dayes of thy life. 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy childrens children, and peace vpon Israel.
  • Matt 5:19 : 19 Whosoeuer therefore shall breake one of these least commandements, and teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdome of heauen: but whosoeuer shall obserue and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdome of heauen.
  • Matt 7:24 : 24 Whosoeuer then heareth of mee these words, & doeth the same, I will liken him to a wise man, which hath builded his house on a rock:
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therefore my beloued brethren, be ye stedfast, vnmoueable, aboundant alwayes in the worke of the Lord, forasmuch as ye knowe that your labour is not in vaine in the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 18 And in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voyce.

  • Gen 26:3-4
    2 verses
    75%

    3 Dwell in this lande, and I will be with thee, and will blesse thee: for to thee, and to thy seede I will giue all these countreys: and I will performe the othe which I sware vnto Abraham thy father.

    4 Also I wil cause thy seede to multiply as the starres of heauen, and will giue vnto thy seede all these countreys: and in thy seede shall all the nanations of the earth be blessed,

  • 45 That they might keepe his statutes, and obserue his Lawes. Prayse ye the Lord.

  • 9 Againe God said vnto Abraham, Thou also shalt keepe my couenant, thou, and thy seede after thee in their generations.

  • 16 And saide, By my selfe haue I sworne (saith ye Lord) because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thine onely sonne,

  • Gen 18:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    18 Seeing that Abraham shalbe in deede a great and a mightie nation, and all the nations of the earth shalbe blessed in him?

    19 For I knowe him that he will commande his sonnes and his houshold after him, that they keepe the way of the Lord, to doe righteousnesse and iudgement, that the Lord may bring vpon Abraham that he hath spoken vnto him.

  • 6 So Izhak dwelt in Gerar.

  • 73%

    16 Which he made with Abraham, and his othe to Izhak:

    17 And hath confirmed it to Iaakob for a Law, & to Israel for an euerlasting couenant,

  • Ps 105:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 Euen that which he made with Abraham, and his othe vnto Izhak:

    10 And since hath confirmed it to Iaakob for a lawe, and to Israel for an euerlasting couenant,

  • 3 And I tooke your father Abraham from beyond the flood, and brought him through all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seede, and gaue him Izhak.

  • 3 If ye walke in mine ordinances, and keepe my commandements, and doe them,

  • Heb 6:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13 For when God made the promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to sweare by, he sware by himselfe,

    14 Saying, Surely I wil aboundantly blesse thee and multiplie thee marueilously.

  • 42 For he remembred his holy promes to Abraham his seruant,

  • 13 Remember Abraham, Izhak, and Israel thy seruants, to whom thou swarest by thine owne selfe, and saydest vnto them, I wil multiply your seede, as the starres of the heauen, & all this land, that I haue spoken of, wil I giue vnto your seede, and they shal inherit it for euer.

  • 5 And Abraham gaue all his goods to Izhak,

  • 17 But ye shal keepe diligently the commandements of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his ordinances which he hath commanded thee,

  • 10 Thou shalt hearken therefore vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God, and do his commandements and his ordinances, which I commande thee this day.

  • 4 And giue thee the blessing of Abraham, euen to thee & to thy seede with thee, that thou mayest inherite the lande (wherein thou art a stranger,) which God gaue vnto Abraham.

  • 12 But God said vnto Abraham, Let it not be grieuous in thy sight for the childe, and for thy bonde woman: in all that Sarah shall say vnto thee, heare her voyce: for in Izhak shall thy seede be called.

  • 8 Nowe therefore, my sonne, heare my voyce in that which I command thee.

  • 73 And the othe which he sware to our father Abraham.

  • 6 And Abram beleeued the Lorde, and he counted that to him for righteousnesse.

  • 6 Yea rather as Abraham beleeued God, and it was imputed to him for righteousnes.

  • 1 And after these things God did proue Abraham, and said vnto him, Abraham. Who answered, Here am I.

  • 2 And sayd vnto them, Ye haue kept all that Moses the seruaunt of the Lorde commaunded you, and haue obeied my voice in all that I commaunded you:

  • 12 Also I will giue the lande, which I gaue to Abraham and Izhak, vnto thee: and vnto thy seede after thee will I giue that land.

  • Gen 21:23-24
    2 verses
    69%

    23 Nowe therefore sweare vnto me here by God, that thou wilt not hurt me, nor my children, nor my childrens children: thou shalt deale with me, and with the countrey, where thou hast bene a stranger, according vnto the kindnesse that I haue shewed thee.

    24 Then Abraham said, I will sweare.

  • 6 Ye seede of Abraham his seruant, ye children of Iaakob, which are his elect.

  • 4 Furthermore as I made my couenant with them to giue them ye land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers:

  • 18 (To whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seede be called.)

  • 4 Which I commaunded vnto your fathers, when I brought them out of the lande of Egypt, from the yron fornace, saying, Obey my voyce, and doe according to all these things, which I commande you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God,

  • 23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voyce, and I will be your God, and yee shalbe my people: and walke yee in all the wayes which I haue commaunded you, that it may be well vnto you.

  • 42 Then I will remember my couenant with Iaakob, and my couenant also with Izhak, and also my couenant with Abraham will I remember, and will remember the land.

  • 3 For what saith the Scripture? Abraham beleeued God, and it was counted to him for righteousnesse.

  • 5 Behold, I haue taught you ordinances, and lawes, as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should doe euen so within the land whither ye goe to possesse it.