Hebrews 11:9
Hebrews · New Testament · Chapter 11
“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:”Hebrews 11:9
What Does Hebrews 11:9 Mean?
Hebrews 11:9 is found in the book of Hebrews, chapter 11, verse 9 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Covenant, and Hospitality.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Hebrews 11:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 12:8“And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.”Genesis 13:18“Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.”Genesis 26:3“Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;”Genesis 13:3“And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;”Hebrews 6:17“Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:”Genesis 12:6“And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.”Genesis 23:4“I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”Genesis 25:27“And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.”Psalms 105:12“When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.”Acts 7:5“And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.”Hebrews 13:14“For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.”Genesis 18:9“And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.”Genesis 35:27“And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.”Genesis 48:3“And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,”Genesis 28:4“And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.”Psalms 107:7“And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.”Genesis 17:8“And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.”Genesis 17:21“But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.”Genesis 18:1“And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;”Genesis 24:7“The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.”
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