"The law is holy, and the commandment is holy, and righteous, and good.” (Romans 7:12)

"I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them, and the rock was Christ." (1 Corinthians 10:1‑4)

"By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff.” (Hebrews 11:20-21)

"Even in the womb, Jacob struggled with his brother. When he became a man, he even fought with God. Yes, he wrestled with the angel and won. He wept and pleaded for a blessing from him. There at Bethel, he met God face to face, and God spoke to him, Jehovah, God of heaven's armies, Jehovah is His name.” (Hosea 12:3)

“It is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. The son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise.” (Galatians 4:22)

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)

"Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers, but his delight is in the law of Jehovah, and on His law he meditates day and night.” (Psalm 1:1-3)

"You search the scriptures because you think that in them, you have eternal life, and it is they that bear witness about Me.” (John 5:39)