2009-08-05T16:46:32-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/raise/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=47&chapter=3&verse=9&version=31&context=verse 2009-08-05T16:46:32-05:00 The Hebrew people were very concerned about their lineage. It was a matter of great pride that they could trace their genealogy back to Abraham. In this verse in Matthew, Jesus tells them that God could raise up Children for Abraham out of the very stones by their feet.