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I.B.2.b.1

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob (CCC, nos. 59, 145, 147).

Scripture as a divinely inspired record of God's Revelation in history (CCC, nos. 54-64, 70-72).: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob (CCC, nos. 59, 145, 147).

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CCC 59
In order to gather together
In order to gather together scattered humanity God calls Abram from his country, his kindred and his father's house, [Gen 12:1] and makes him Abraham, that is, "the father of a multitude of nations". "In you all the nations of the earth shall be blessed." [Gen 17:5; 12:3 (LXX); cf. Gal 3:8]
CCC 145
The Letter to the Hebrews, in
The Letter to the Hebrews, in its great eulogy of the faith of Israel's ancestors, lays special emphasis on Abraham's faith: "By faith, Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place which he was to receive as an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was to go." [Heb 11:8; cf. Gen 12:1-4.] By faith, he lived as a stranger and pilgrim in the promised land. [Cf. Gen 23:4] By faith, Sarah was given to conceive the son of the promise. and by faith Abraham offered his only son in sacrifice. [Cf. Heb 11:17]
CCC 147
The Old Testament is rich in
The Old Testament is rich in witnesses to this faith. the Letter to the Hebrews proclaims its eulogy of the exemplary faith of the ancestors who "received divine approval". [Heb 11:2, 39] Yet "God had foreseen something better for us": the grace of believing in his Son Jesus, "the pioneer and perfecter of our faith". [Heb 11:40; 12:2]

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How Do We Know About God? > God revealed in many ways. > Divine Revelation. > Scripture as a divinely inspired record of God's Revelation in history (CCC, nos. 54-64, 70-72). > Abraham, Isaac, Jacob (CCC, nos. 59, 145, 147).