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Hebrews 11:15 Cross-References
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“And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.”
Hebrews 11:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Hebrews 11:15
And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. This addresses a potential objection: perhaps the patriarchs remained pilgrims only because returning home was impractical. The author refutes this, noting they had ample 'opportunity' (kairos, καιρός, 'occasion' or 'favorable time') to return to Mesopotamia if that had been their desire. Their pilgrim status was voluntary, motivated by faith, not circumstances.Abraham came from Ur of the Chaldees, a sophisticated urban civilization with culture, commerce, and comfor...
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Cross-References for Hebrews 11:15
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“Beware that you don't bring my son there again.,And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.,וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אַבְרָהָם הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ פֶּן־תָּשִׁיב אֶת־בְּנִי שָׁמָּה׃ ,And Abraham said unto him: Beware thou that thou bring not my son back thither.”
“for the famine was severe in the land.”
“Lot the son of Haran”
“God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Yahweh, who said to me, 'Return to your country, and to your relatives, and I will do you good,',And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:,וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֱלֹהֵי אָבִי אַבְרָהָם וֵאלֹהֵי אָבִי יִצְחָק יְהוָה הָאֹמֵר אֵלַי שׁוּב לְאַרְצְךָ וּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ וְאֵיטִיבָה עִמָּךְ׃ ,And Jacob said: O God of my father Abraham”