Hebrews 11:11

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By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.

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Egypt and Jericho are not mentioned in Hebrews 11:11; they appear later in the chapter as settings of Israel’s deliverance and conquest by faith. Verse 11 instead concerns Sarah, whose faith in God’s promise enabled her to conceive Isaac despite her old age.

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Hebrews 11:11 mentions Egypt and Jericho.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
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