In line with this the author gives more space to Abraham than to any other individual on his list. Abraham is an excellent example of what he has in mind, for his faith accepted God’s promises and acted on them even though there was nothing to indicate that they would be fulfilled. This faith is seen in his acceptance of the promise of a child when Sarah was old and even more in his readiness to sacrifice that child—the one through whom the promise was to be fulfilled—when God commanded. 8 Abraham