1 Chronicles 16:19
When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
BSB
ASV
When ye were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it;
KJV
When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
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Hebrews 11:13All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the…
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Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.
“I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?
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Deuteronomy 7:7The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
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Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.
Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
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Acts 7:5He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a…
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And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”