▁Heb rew s ▁ 1 1 ▁( Ben . ▁ 3 . 3 6 . 2 - 3 . 3 8 . 2 ; ▁ 5 . 1 6 . 1 - 5 . 1 7 - 3 ). ▁ ▁Ver se ▁ 3 ▁By ▁faith ▁we ▁understand ▁that ▁the ▁world s ▁were ▁fr amed ▁by ▁the ▁word ▁of ▁God , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁things ▁which ▁are ▁seen ▁were ▁not ▁made ▁of ▁things ▁which ▁are ▁visible . ▁The ▁list ▁of ▁examples ▁starts ▁appropri ately ▁with ▁the ▁creation , ▁indicating ▁that ▁" fa ith " ▁produces ▁" under standing ". ▁The ▁first ▁manifest ation ▁of ▁" tr ust " ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁how ▁a ▁person ▁of ▁" fa ith " ▁understand s ▁the ▁visible ▁creation ▁as ▁' str ict ly ▁secondary ' ▁to ▁" th ings ▁un seen ". ▁ ▁The ▁Prim ord ial ▁Hero es ▁( 1 1 : 4 – 7 ) ▁The ▁first ▁character , ▁Ab el , ▁performed ▁an ▁' accept able ▁sacrifice ' ▁( ), ▁and ▁died ▁as ▁a ▁mart yr ▁( ). ▁Ab el ' s ▁choice ▁of ▁superior ▁quality ▁of ▁offering ▁compared ▁to ▁C ain ' s ▁second ▁rate ▁one ▁( Ph ilo , ▁Sac r . ▁AC ▁ 5 2 , ▁ 5 7 , ▁ 8 8 ) ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁" fa ith ", ▁which ▁att ests ▁Ab el ▁to ▁be ▁" r igh te ous " ▁or ▁" just " ▁( ; ▁; ▁Joseph us , ▁Anti q . ▁