find-quotation-of-Galatians-3:8.txt

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lookup SBLGNT Galatians 3:8
# προιδουσα δε η γραφη οτι εκ πιστεως δικαιοι τα εθνη ο θεος προευηγγελισατο τω Αβρααμ οτι Ενευλογηθησονται εν σοι παντα τα εθνη.

## The word "ενευλογηθησονται" will be blessed is present 5 times in LXX and twice in SBLGNT:

text1 ενευλογηθησονται
# Stored internally as eneyloghuhsontai.
find1 LXX
# Found in Genesis 12:3+63 12:3-23 (book position 27855-27870)
# Found in Genesis 18:18+44 18:18-23 (book position 41664-41679)
# Found in Genesis 22:18+3 22:18-58 (book position 54409-54424)
# Found in Genesis 26:4+84 26:4-32 (book position 67162-67177)
# Found in Genesis 28:14+98 28:14-41 (book position 76468-76483)
# 5 occurrences.
find1 SBLGNT 
# Found in Acts 3:25+106 3:25-20 (book position 9183-9198)
# Found in Galatians 3:8+73 3:8-16 (book position 4262-4277)
# 2 occurrences.

## The first two occurrences in LXX play an important role.

lookup LXX Genesis 12:3
# και ευλογησω τους ευλογουντας σε και τους καταρωμενους σε καταρασομαι και ενευλογηθησονται εν σοι πασαι αι φυλαι της γης
lookup LXX Genesis 18:18
# αβρααμ δε γινομενος εσται εις εθνος μεγα και πολυ και ενευλογηθησονται εν αυτω παντα τα εθνη της γης

## Since there is no 100% literal match from LXX for Galatians 3:8, but these two candidates cover
## it fully ("Ενευλογηθησονται εν σοι" could be taken from the first candidate,
## "παντα τα εθνη" from the second one), here we can come up with an idea that Paul combines
## two passages.