Hebrews 11:9

By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who also inherited the same promise,

Genesis 12:8

From there Abram traveled on to the hill country east of Bethel and set up his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.

Genesis 18:9

The men asked him, "Where is your wife Sarah?" "There, in the tent," he replied.

Genesis 13:3

He journeyed by stages from the Negev to Bethel, the place where his tent had formerly been, between Bethel and Ai,

Genesis 13:18

So Abram moved his tent and settled beside the oaks of Mamre that are by Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.

Hebrews 6:17

In the same way, when God wanted to make the unchangeable character of his purpose perfectly clear to the heirs of his promise, he guaranteed it with an oath,

Genesis 35:27

So Jacob reached his father Isaac at Mamre, in Kiriath-arba (also known as Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had lived.

Genesis 17:8

I'll give to you and to your descendants the land to which you have traveled all the land of Canaan as an eternal possession. I will be their God."

Genesis 18:1-2

Later, the LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks belonging to Mamre. As Abraham was sitting near the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day,

Genesis 18:6

Abraham hurried into the tent and told Sarah, "Quick! Take three measures of the best flour, knead it, and make some flat bread."

Genesis 23:4

"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."

Genesis 25:27

As the boys were growing up, Esau became skilled at hunting and was a man of the outdoors, but Jacob was the quiet type who tended to stay indoors.

Genesis 26:3-4

Remain in this land, and I'll be with and bless you by giving all these lands to you and to your descendants in fulfillment of my solemn promise that I made to your father Abraham.

Genesis 28:4

May he give you and your descendants the blessings that he gave Abraham. May you possess the land where you have lived that God gave to Abraham."

Genesis 28:13-14

And there was the LORD, standing above it and telling Jacob, "I am the LORD God of your grandfather Abraham. I'm Isaac's God, too. I'm giving you and your descendants the ground on which you're sleeping.

Genesis 48:3-4

Jacob reminded Joseph, "God Almighty revealed himself to me at Luz in Canaan and blessed me.

Acts 7:5-6

God gave him no property here, not even a foot of land, yet he promised to give it to him and to his descendants after him as a permanent possession, even though he had no child.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

Bible References

He sojourned

Genesis 17:8
I'll give to you and to your descendants the land to which you have traveled all the land of Canaan as an eternal possession. I will be their God."
Genesis 23:4
"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."
Genesis 26:3
Remain in this land, and I'll be with and bless you by giving all these lands to you and to your descendants in fulfillment of my solemn promise that I made to your father Abraham.
Genesis 35:27
So Jacob reached his father Isaac at Mamre, in Kiriath-arba (also known as Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had lived.
Acts 7:5
God gave him no property here, not even a foot of land, yet he promised to give it to him and to his descendants after him as a permanent possession, even though he had no child.

Dwelling

Genesis 12:8
From there Abram traveled on to the hill country east of Bethel and set up his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.
Genesis 13:3
He journeyed by stages from the Negev to Bethel, the place where his tent had formerly been, between Bethel and Ai,
Genesis 18:1
Later, the LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks belonging to Mamre. As Abraham was sitting near the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day,
Genesis 25:27
As the boys were growing up, Esau became skilled at hunting and was a man of the outdoors, but Jacob was the quiet type who tended to stay indoors.

The heirs

Hebrews 6:17
In the same way, when God wanted to make the unchangeable character of his purpose perfectly clear to the heirs of his promise, he guaranteed it with an oath,
Genesis 26:3
Remain in this land, and I'll be with and bless you by giving all these lands to you and to your descendants in fulfillment of my solemn promise that I made to your father Abraham.
Genesis 28:4
May he give you and your descendants the blessings that he gave Abraham. May you possess the land where you have lived that God gave to Abraham."
Genesis 48:3
Jacob reminded Joseph, "God Almighty revealed himself to me at Luz in Canaan and blessed me.

General references

Genesis 21:34
After this, Abraham resided as a foreigner in Philistine territory for a long period of time.
Genesis 24:6
"Make sure not to take my son there," Abraham replied.
Genesis 31:25
Meanwhile, Jacob had pitched his tent on the mountain, where Laban had caught up with him. Laban and his relatives encamped on that same mountain in the hill country of Gilead, too.
Hebrews 13:14
For here we have no permanent city but are looking for the one that is coming.

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