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Descendants of Abraham Excerpt This verse quotes  Genesis 22.17 , a passage referred to in various parts of the Old  Testament and also in  Romans 4.19 . Though  is an idiomatic equivalent for RSV ’s “  and him .” Most of the rest of the verse, except  as many , comes directly from  Genesis 22.17 . For languages which do not possess a concessive clause introduced by a conjunction meaning “though” or “even though,” one may express the meaning as “Abraham  was practically dead  but nevertheless he….” It may, however, be important to indicate that the expression was practically dead is figurative; for example, “was, as it were, almost dead.”   More Ellingworth, Paul, and Eugene Albert Nida.  A Handbook on the Letter to the Hebrews . New York: United Bible Societies, 1994. Print. UBS Handbook Series.

Descendants of Abraham Excerpt This verse quotes  Genesis 22.17 , a passage referred to in various parts of the Old  Testament and also in  Romans 4.19 . Though  is an idiomatic equivalent for RSV ’s “  and him .” Most of the rest of the verse , except  as many , comes directly from  Genesis 22.17 . For languages which do not possess a concessive clause introduced by a conjunction meaning “though” or “even though,” one may express the meaning as “Abraham  was practically dead  but nevertheless he….” It may, however, be important to indicate that the expression was practically dead is figurative; for example, “was, as it were, almost dead.”   More Ellingworth, Paul, and Eugene Albert Nida.  A Handbook on the Letter to the Hebrews . New York: United Bible Societies, 1994. Print. UBS Handbook Series.