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10 For he was looking forward to a city with firm foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

11 By faith Abraham also received the power of procreation, even though he was well past the age—and Sarah herself was barren[a]—because he believed that the one who had made the promise would be faithful in fulfilling it. 12 Therefore, from one man, himself as good as dead, came forth descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven and as innumerable as the grains of sand on the seashore.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 11:11 Sarah herself was barren: probably refers to the fact that she was past the age of childbearing (see Gen 18:11f).