The term “inherit” refers to receiving something valuable from a parent after a parent dies. The term can also refer to receiving something valuable from some other person because of a special relationship with that person. An “inheritance” is the things that are received, and an “heir” is a person who receives an inheritance.
* __[04:06](rc://en/tn/help/obs/04/06)__ When Abram arrived in Canaan God said, “Look all around you. I will give to you and your descendants all the land that you can see as an __inheritance__.”
* __[27:01](rc://en/tn/help/obs/27/01)__ One day, an expert in the Jewish law came to Jesus to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to __inherit__ eternal life?”
* __[35:03](rc://en/tn/help/obs/35/03)__ “There was a man who had two sons. The younger son told his father, ‘Father, I want my __inheritance__ now!’ So the father divided his property between the two sons.”