8   By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.     9   By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:     10   For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. ~ HEBREWS 11:8-10

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“Abraham looked for a city”. This statement, which has no scriptural reference in the story of Abraham, is a product of pure revelation on the part of Paul. The Book of Hebrews deals with Melchisedec and Who He was, and Paul draws a conclusion that Communion with Melchisedec revealed to Abraham that the Messianic Seed, of which he had become the caretaker, was to bring with Him a relationship that was the true hope of every believer since the fall of Adam. Abraham lived in tabernacles, or tents, while he looked, not for a physical city, but for what that city represents, a return to the fellowship between God and man.