a11:35
b1 Kgs 17:17-24
c2 Kgs 4:17-37

‏ Hebrews 11:35

11:35  a Elijah and Elisha both brought women’s loved ones back again from death (see 1 Kgs 17:17-24  b; 2 Kgs 4:17-37  c).

• But others were tortured: Faith does not always have a positive outcome in this life. The author might be alluding to the 170s and 160s BC, when many Jews suffered and died rather than forsake their faith (see, e.g., 1 Maccabees 1:20-64).
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