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He sojourned in (παρῴκησεν εἰς)
The verb lit. to dwell beside or among. Πάροικος, a foreigner dwelling in a state without rights of citizenship. In Class. only in the sense of neighbor. See on Luk 24:18. The verb of rest with the preposition of motion (only here) signifies that he went into the land and dwelt there. Usually with ἐν in, but sometimes with the simple accusative, as Luk 24:18; Gen 17:8; Exo 6:4.
Land of promise (γῆν τῆς ἐπαγγελίας)
Note the article, omitted in A.V., the promise: the land which was designated in the promise of God. See Gen 12:7; Gen 13:15. The phrase N.T.o. There is no corresponding phrase in O.T.
Strange (ἀλλοτρίαν)
Another (ἄλλη) land than his own. So lxx, Gen 15:13. Comp. Act 7:6.
In tabernacles (ἐν σκηναῖς)
Or tents, as a migratory people, without a permanent home.
The heirs with him (τῶν συνκληρονόμων)
Joint-heirs or fellow-heirs. olxx, oClass. See Rom 8:17; Eph 3:6; 1Pe 3:7. The three, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, are mentioned because they cover the entire period of the sojourn in Canaan. Faith inspired these to endure patiently their unsettled life, since it assured them of a permanent home in the future.