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Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, James Tissot

Hebrews 11:16

James Tissot, Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, c. 1896–1902 · Jewish Museum, New York · Public domainJames Tissot, Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, c. 1896–1902, Jewish Museum, New York

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Hebrews 11:16 (WEB)

But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

Fathers and councils · 6

John Cassian

Augustine of Hippo

  • “…and another in another; according to which Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and Moses, and David, and all those commended by the mouth of God were righteous, but were judged unrighteous by foolish men, judging out of man’s judgment, and gauging by the petty standard of their own manners the manners of the whole…” — editor's note: Heb. xi. 8–40.

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  • ““That I may ascend,” he says, “among the people of my pilgrimage,” departing quite from the wicked people of his carnal kinship, who are not pilgrims in this earth, and do not seek the country above.” — editor's note: Heb. xi. 13, 16.

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Ambrose of Milan

Athanasius of Alexandria

John Chrysostom

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