Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, Jesus mentioned them and said: “He [Jehovah] is a God, not of the dead, but of the living, for they are all living to him. ”
Need kolm ustavat patriarhi olid surnud, kuid Jumala eesmärk nad üles äratada pidi nii kindlalt täituma, et tema jaoks olid nad sama hästi kui elavad.