Heb 11:9 | JFB | STEP | 9. sojourned-- as a "stranger and pilgrim." in-- Greek, "into," that is, he went into it and sojourned there. as in a strange country-- a country not belonging to him, but to others (so the Greek), , . dwelling in tabernacles-- tents: as strangers and sojourners do: moving from place to place, as having no fixed possession of their own. In contrast to the abiding "city" ( ). with-- Their kind of dwelling being the same is a proof that their faith was the same. They all alike were content to wait for their good things hereafter ( ). Jacob was fifteen years old at the death of Abraham. heirs with him of the same promise-- Isaac did not inherit it from Abraham, nor Jacob from Isaac, but they all inherited it from God directly as "fellow heirs." In , 15, 17, "the promise" means the thing promised as a thing in part already attained; but in this chapter "the promise" is of something still future. However, see on .

‏ Hebrews 11:9

9. sojourned--as a "stranger and pilgrim."

in--Greek, "into," that is, he went into it and sojourned there.

as in a strange country--a country not belonging to him, but to others (so the Greek), Ac 7:5, 6.

dwelling in tabernacles--tents: as strangers and sojourners do: moving from place to place, as having no fixed possession of their own. In contrast to the abiding "city" (He 11:10).

with--Their kind of dwelling being the same is a proof that their faith was the same. They all alike were content to wait for their good things hereafter (Lu 16:25). Jacob was fifteen years old at the death of Abraham.

heirs with him of the same promise--Isaac did not inherit it from Abraham, nor Jacob from Isaac, but they all inherited it from God directly as "fellow heirs." In He 6:12, 15, 17, "the promise" means the thing promised as a thing in part already attained; but in this chapter "the promise" is of something still future. However, see on He 6:12.