52 Was not Abraham found faithful in trial,and it was credited to him as righteousness?
53 Joseph, when in distress, kept the commandment,and he became master of Egypt.
54 Phinehas our ancestor, for his burning zeal,received the covenant of an everlasting priesthood.
55 Joshua, for executing his commission,became a judge in Israel.
56 Caleb, for bearing witness before the assembly,received an inheritance in the land.
57 David, for his loyalty,received as a heritage a throne of eternal kingship.
58 Elijah, for his burning zeal for the law,was taken up to heaven.