Hebrews 11:8-17

8By faith 1Abraham, when he was called, obeyed 2by going out to a place which he was to 3receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9By faith he lived as an alien in 4the land of promise, as in a foreign land, 5dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, 6fellow heirs of the same promise; 10for he was looking for 7the city which has 8foundations, 9whose architect and builder is God. 11By faith even 10Sarah herself received 11ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him 12faithful who had promised. 12Therefore there was born even of one man, and 13him as good as dead 14at that, as many descendants 15as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

1316All these died in faith, 17without receiving the promises, but 18having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and 19having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. 14For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own. 15And indeed if they had been 20thinking of that country from which they went out, 21they would have had opportunity to return. 16But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a 22heavenly one. Therefore 23God is not 24ashamed to be 25called their God; for 26He has prepared a city for them.

17By faith 27Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had 28received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;