Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
Wherein his father was a stranger
Bible References
Wherein his father was a stranger
Genesis 17:8
And I will give to you and to your offspring after you {the land in which you are living as an alien}, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting property. And I will be to them as God."
Genesis 23:4
"I [am] a stranger and an alien among you; give to me {my own burial site} among you so that I may bury my dead from before me.
Genesis 28:4
And may he give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojourning, which God gave to Abraham."
Hebrews 11:9
By faith he lived in the land of promise as a stranger, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the fellow heirs of the same promise.