Genesis 22:17

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That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies;

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Clement Of Rome

AD 99

Let us then cling to his blessing, and let us see what are the ways of blessedness. Let us recall the events of old. Why was our father Abraham blessed? Was it not because he performed justice and truth through faith? Isaac, knowing the future in confidence, was willingly led forth as a sacrifice.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Stars and dust, comprising the just and sinners. Gates, shall judge and rule. (Haydock)

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Tertullian of Carthage

AD 220

Rightly then is he blessed because he was faithful; and rightly was he faithful because he was patient.

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