By faithhe lived as an alienin the landof promise,as in a foreign[land], dwellingin tentswith Isaacand Jacob,fellow heirsof the samepromise;
Then he proceededfrom thereto the mountainon the eastof Bethel,and pitchedhis tent,with Bethelon the westand Aion the east;and therehe builtan altarto the LORDand calledupon the nameof the LORD.
Then Abrammovedhis tentand cameand dweltby the oaksof Mamre,whichare in Hebron,and therehe builtan altarto the LORD.
He wenton his journeysfrom the Negevas faras Bethel,to the placewherehis tenthad beenat the beginning,betweenBetheland Ai,
"I will giveto you and to your descendantsafteryou, the landof your sojournings,allthe landof Canaan,for an everlastingpossession;and I will be their God."
So Abrahamhurriedinto the tentto Sarah,and said,"Quickly,preparethreemeasuresof fineflour,knead[it] and makebreadcakes."
Then they saidto him, "Whereis Sarahyour wife?"And he said,"There,in the tent."
And Abrahamsojournedin the landof the Philistinesfor manydays.
"I am a strangerand a sojourneramongyou; giveme a burialsiteamongyou that I may burymy deadout of my sight."
When the boysgrewup, Esaubecamea skillfulhunter,a manof the field,but Jacobwas a peacefulman,livingin tents.
"May He also giveyou the blessingof Abraham,to you and to your descendantswith you, that you may possessthe landof your sojournings,whichGodgaveto Abraham."
Labancaughtup with Jacob.Now Jacobhad pitchedhis tentin the hillcountry,and Labanwith his kinsmencampedin the hillcountryof Gilead.
Jacobcameto his fatherIsaacat Mamreof Kiriath-arba(that is, Hebron),whereAbrahamand Isaachad sojourned.
For their propertyhad becometoogreatfor them to livetogether,and the landwherethey sojournedcouldnot sustainthem becauseof their livestock.
So Jacobsaidto Pharaoh,"The yearsof my sojourningare one hundredand thirty;fewand unpleasanthave beenthe yearsof my life,norhave they attainedthe yearsthat my fatherslivedduring the daysof their sojourning."
When they were only a fewmenin number,Very few,and strangersin it.
You shall not builda house,and you shall not sowseedand you shall not planta vineyardor ownone; but in tentsyou shall dwellallyour days,that you may livemanydaysin the landwhereyou sojourn.'
In the sameway God,desiringeven moreto showto the heirsof the promisethe unchangeablenessof His purpose,interposedwith an oath,
