¹⁹ Abraham was the great father of a multitude of nations,
   and no one has been found like him in glory.
²⁰ He kept the law of the Most High,
   and entered into a covenant with him;
he certified the covenant in his flesh,
   and when he was tested he proved faithful.
²¹ Therefore the Lord assured him with an oath
   that the nations would be blessed through his offspring;
that he would make him as numerous as the dust of the earth,
   and exalt his offspring like the stars,
and give them an inheritance from sea to sea
   and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
²² To Isaac also he gave the same assurance
   for the sake of his father Abraham.
The blessing of all people and the covenant
²³   he made to rest on the head of Jacob;
he acknowledged him with his blessings,
   and gave him his inheritance;
he divided his portions,
   and distributed them among twelve tribes.

From his descendants the Lord brought forth a godly man,
   who found favour in the sight of all