Inheritance language is striking in Hebrews, beginning with the identification of the Son as the heir of all things (1:2), who is later understood as the mediator of a new covenant that enables reception of the eternal inheritance (9:15). This use of inheritance language is deeply rooted in the OT. This paper will briefly outline the “hermeneutical worldview” that accounts for the author of Hebrews’s understanding and appropriation of the OT inheritance motif. The term hermeneutical worldview indicates the integrated way of viewing reality that informs the author’s appropriation of the OT and understanding of God’s redemptive actions as both occurring within history and transcending history to point to a heavenly, eternal reality. The pivot of this worldview is God’s final Word, Jesus Christ, now seated in heaven at God’s right hand. The inheritance motif in Hebrews must be understood in terms of the Abrahamic promises, which are interwoven with a rich cluster of related themes, such as covenant, the tabernacle, and God’s holy mountain. This paper argues that inheritance language enables the author of Hebrews to access both the Abrahamic promises and these related themes. Moreover, the inheritance motif is inherently future-oriented, as indicated by its association with several significant OT typological trajectories, such as the Sabbath rest and God’s presence in Zion. Inheritance language enables the author to appropriate these trajectories and to extend them to their eschatological fulfillment. Obtaining the eternal inheritance is understood as entering the Sabbath rest and the heavenly Zion, both of which point to the same ultimate reality, namely, worship in God’s presence through Jesus Christ. For the original audience, this understanding of the inheritance motif would have encouraged them to persevere, knowing that their true identity and destination were not endangered by their present experience of persecution within the Roman Empire.