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Hebrews 11:9 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 11 · verse 9
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:Hebrews 11:9 · King James Version
Hebrews 11:9 in context
7By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
11Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
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Key words (Strong's)
- tabernaclesskēnētent, tabernacle, , of that well known movable temple of God after the pattern of which…G4633 →
- sojournedparoikeōto dwell beside or in one's neighbourhood, to live near, in the NT, to be or dwell in a…G3939 →
- dwellingkatoikeōto dwell, settle, metaph. divine powers, influences, etc., are said to dwell in his soul…G2730 →
- promiseepangeliaannouncement, promise, the act of promising, a promise given or to be given, a promised…G1860 →
- countryallotriosbelonging to another, foreign, strange, not of one s own family, alien, an enemyG245 →
- faithpistisconviction of the truth of anything, belief in the NT of a conviction or belief…G4102 →
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The apostle, having given us a more general account of the grace of faith, now proceeds to set before us some illustrious examples of it in the Old Testament times, and these may be divided into two classes: - 1. Those whose names are mentioned, and the particular exercise and actings of whose faith are specified. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-31