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 , "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" (Heb 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 Heb 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 Heb 6:12.