We must especially notice the historical and even Christian relationship expressed by the genitive of the person, which affirms that God has shown in reference to the person named what He is and will be; ὁ θ. Ἀβραάμ, Ἰσαάκ, Ἰακώβ, Matt. 22:32; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37; Acts 3:13, 22:14, 7:32, 46; Heb. 11:16; τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Luke 1:68; Matt. 15:31; cf. Acts 13:17; ὁ πατρῷος θεός, Acts 24:14. In all these cases the appellative import of the word is more or less also to be kept in mind; cf.
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