Hebrews 11:12 meaning and explanation

And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

Hebrews 11:12, Berean Standard Bible

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The writer is describing Abraham, whose story stands in Genesis. God had promised him descendants beyond counting, yet Abraham was old and Sarah was barren.

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