CCC 145

The Letter to the Hebrews, in its great eulogy of the faith of Israel's ancestors, lays special emphasis on Abraham's faith: "By faith, Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place which he was to receive as an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was to go."⁴ Heb 11:8; cf. Gen 12:1-4. By faith, he lived as a stranger and pilgrim in the promised land.⁵ Cf. Gen 23:4 By faith, Sarah was given to conceive the son of the promise. and by faith Abraham offered his only son in sacrifice.⁶ Cf. Heb 11:17