- wherein his father was a stranger:
- Heb. of his father's sojournings, "And I will giveª° unto thee, and to thy seedª after¹ thee,²¹ the landª wherein thou art a stranger,ª¹ all¹ the landª of Canaan,ª for an everlastingª possession;ª and I will be¹ their God.ª" {Gen 17:8} + "I¹ [am] a strangerª and a sojournerª with¹ you: giveª° me a possessionª of a buryingplaceª with¹ you, that I may buryª° my deadª° out of my sight.ª¹" {Gen 23:4} + "And giveª° thee¹ the blessingª of Abraham,ª to thee, and to thy seedª with¹ thee; that thou mayest inheritª°¹ the landª wherein thou art a stranger,ª which¹ Godª gaveª° unto Abraham.ª" {Gen 28:4} *marg. "For¹ their richesª were¹ more² than¹ that they might dwellª°¹ together;ª and the landª wherein they were strangersª couldª° not¹ bearª° them becauseª¹ of their cattle.ª" {Gen 36:7} + "By faithª he sojournedª° inª the¹ landª of promise,ª as² [in]¹ a strange country,ª dwellingª° inª tabernaclesª withª Isaacª and²¹ Jacob,ª the¹ heirs with himª of the¹ sameª promise:ª ... Butª nowª they desireª° a betterª [country], that is,ª° an heavenly:ª whereforeª Godª is²° notª ashamedª°² to be calledª° theirª God:ª forª he hath preparedª° for themª a city.ª" {Hbr 11:9-16}
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