The story of Abraham is seized upon by the author of Hebrews as a profound example of biblical faith. God calls Abraham to leave all he has ever known of this earth to become a wanderer and a foreigner, to look for a promised homeland which he is never to obtain in his lifetime but through faith. Abraham’s relationship to the things of this earth speaks volumes to us as NT believers about our own posture toward the things of this world and our ultimate hope as we live like pilgrims in this age