Quotes about Ancestors
Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
- Genesis 48:15
the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
- Genesis 48:16
Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.
- Genesis 49:2
Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
- Genesis 49:29
These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family:
- Exodus 1:1
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
- Exodus 1:2
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
- Exodus 1:3
Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
- Exodus 1:4
Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?”
- Exodus 3:13
The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.
- Exodus 6:24
They will fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and every Egyptian—something neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen since the day they came into this land.’” Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh’s presence.
- Exodus 10:6
those registered to the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.
- Numbers 1:23