What if he died before he was able to fulfill his promise as a poet, ? before he could publish or make public his talent?

要是他还没能实现成为诗人的愿望，还没能彰显自己的才华就死了呢？

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And as you read the story, remember its larger context: God's promise to make Abraham the father of a great people through his son, Isaac.

当阅读这个故事时，记住它的大框架：上帝许诺,亚伯拉罕通过他的儿子以撒成为大国之父。

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