Hebrews 5:8

5:8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered. ¹ 

Hebrews 7:9

7:9 And it could be said that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid a tithe through Abraham.

Hebrews 11:18

11:18 God had told him, “Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,” ² 

Hebrews 11:33

11:33 Through faith they conquered kingdoms, administered justice, ³  gained what was promised, ⁴  shut the mouths of lions,

Hebrews 13:2

13:2 Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it. ⁵ 

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¹ sn There is a wordplay in the Greek text between the verbs “learned” (ἔμαθεν, emaqen) and “suffered” (ἔπαθεν, epaqen).

² tn Grk “in Isaac seed will be named for you.”

sn A quotation from Gen 21:12.

³ tn This probably refers to the righteous rule of David and others. But it could be more general and mean “did what was righteous.”

⁴ tn Grk “obtained promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.

sn Gained what was promised. They saw some of God’s promises fulfilled, even though the central promise remained unfulfilled until Christ came (cf. vv. 39-40).

⁵ sn This is a vague allusion to people described in scripture and extra-biblical literature and may include Abraham and Sarah (Gen 18:2-15), Lot (Gen 19:1-14), Gideon (Judg 6:11-18), Manoah (Judg 13:3-22), and possibly Tobit (Tob 12:1-20).