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- The past leaders of the people of God had faith that what God has promised would come true.
- having seen and welcomed them from far off - This phrase is comparing the prophet's understanding of future events to welcoming a traveler arriving from far away. AT: "having understood what God will do in the future" (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
- admitted - "acknowledged" or "accepted"
- aliens - "foreigners" or "outsiders"
- a homeland - "a country"