Acts 7:5
He gave him no property in it, not a single foot, but he promised to give it to him and his posterity after him permanently, though he had no children at that time.
Hebrews 11:13
All these people lived all their lives in faith, and died without receiving what had been promised; they only saw it far ahead and welcomed the sight of it, recognizing that they themselves were only foreigners and strangers here on earth.
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Acts 7:5
He gave him no property in it, not a single foot, but he promised to give it to him and his posterity after him permanently, though he had no children at that time.
Hebrews 11:13
All these people lived all their lives in faith, and died without receiving what had been promised; they only saw it far ahead and welcomed the sight of it, recognizing that they themselves were only foreigners and strangers here on earth.