⁹ By faith he made his home in the promised land^(A) like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents,^(B) as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.^{(C) 10} For he was looking forward to the city^(D) with foundations,^(E) whose architect and builder is God.^{(F) 11} And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age,^(G) was enabled to bear children^(H) because she^[a] considered him faithful^(I) who had made the promise. ¹² And so from this one man, and he as good as dead,^(J) came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.^(K)

¹³ All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised;^(L) they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance,^(M) admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.^(N)

²⁰ By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.^(A)

²¹ By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons,^(B) and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.

²² By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his bones.^(C)