Hebrews 11:13

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Summary

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

All died

Genesis 50:24

Not

Hebrews 11:39

But

1 Peter 1:10

Confessed

1 Peter 2:11

General references

Bible References

All died

then passed away, dying at a ripe old age, having lived a full life, and joined his ancestors.

"Look how old I am! I could die any day now,

By doing this, he placed Ephraim before Manasseh. Then Israel told Joseph, "Pay attention! I'm about to die, but God will be with you. He'll bring you back to the land that belongs to your ancestors.

"LORD, I'm waiting for your salvation."

Later, Joseph told his brothers, "I'm going to die soon, but God will certainly provide for you and bring you up from this land to the land that he promised with an oath to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."

Not

All these people won approval for their faith but they did not receive what was promised,

But

By faith he left Egypt, without being afraid of the king's anger, and he persevered because he saw the one who is invisible.

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor a ruler's staff from between his feet, until the one comes, who owns them both, and to him will belong the allegiance of nations.

I can see him, but not right now. I observe him, but from a distance. A star streams forth from Jacob; a scepter arises from Israel. He will crush Moab's forehead, along with all of Seth's descendants.

"As for me, I know that my Vindicator is alive; And he, the Last One, will take his stand on the soil.

Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day, and he saw it and was glad."

Isaiah said this when he saw his glory and spoke about him.

Even the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours, carefully researched and investigated this salvation.

Confessed

"I am an alien and an outsider among you. Give me a cemetery among you where I can bury my dead away from my presence."

"I'm 130 years old," Jacob replied. "My years have turned out to be few and unpleasant, but I haven't yet reached the age my ancestors did during their travels on earth."

But who am I, and who are my people, that we make such voluntary offerings as these? For all things come from you, and from your own hand we are giving to you.

Hear my prayer, LORD, pay attention to my cry, and do not ignore my tears. I am an alien in your presence, a stranger just like my ancestors were.

Since I am a stranger on the earth, do not hide your commands from me.

If you call "Father" the one who judges everyone impartially according to what they have done, you must live in reverent fear as long as you are strangers in a strange land.

Dear friends, I urge you as aliens and exiles to keep on abstaining from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul.

General references

After this, Abraham resided as a foreigner in Philistine territory for a long period of time.

"Make sure not to take my son there," Abraham replied.

You are to live in tents for seven days. Every native born of Israel is to live in tents

But he said, "I won't go with you because I'm returning to my land and to my own family."

You'll see the land from a distance, but you won't be able to enter the land that I am about to give to the Israelis."

Your statutes are my songs, no matter where I make my home.

All these people won approval for their faith but they did not receive what was promised,

For here we have no permanent city but are looking for the one that is coming.

because you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.