Cross references

Acts 7:8

Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

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Acts 7:8 has 18 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Genesis 17:9–14 (4 votes) and Genesis 35:23–26 (4 votes). 20 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Genesis 17 to Hebrews 7.

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Which verses does Acts 7:8 point to?

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  1. God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you. This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised. …

  2. The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. …

  3. Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised. …

  4. Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD, …

  5. When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.” …

  6. Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.

  7. And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.

  8. These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; …

  9. Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

  10. These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

  11. John 7:222 votes
  12. Acts 2:292 votes
  13. What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.

Which verses point to Acts 7:8?

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