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By faith Noah,[a] having been warned by God about things not yet seen, took heed and built an ark to save his household. Through his faith he condemned the world and inherited the righteousness that derives from faith.

The Faith of Abraham and His Descendants. By faith Abraham[b] obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. He went forth without knowing where he was going. By faith he sojourned in the promised land as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 11:7 Noah: see Gen 5:28—9:29; Ezek 14:14.
  2. Hebrews 11:8 Abraham: see Gen 11:27—25:11. The New Testament refers to this Patriarch as the exemplar of those who live by faith and as the father of all believers (see Rom 4:11f, 16; Gal 3:7, 9, 29).