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Abraham, without a doubt, lived a most fascinating life! Abram (his birth name before God renamed him) was born in the city of Ur of the Chaldees to a family that included older brothers Haran and Nahor. Terah, his father, was 130 years old at his birth. Abram, although not the firstborn in the family, is listed before his two older brothers ...
1960 B.C.Abraham (Abram) is Born. Abram (his birth name before being renamed Abraham) is the third son born to a man named Terah living in Ur of the Chaldees. At the time of his birth his older brother Haran is about 60 years old (Genesis 11:26) with second brother Nahor at an unknown younger age. Terah is about 130 years old at the time of ...
Genesis 22 delineates the trying of Abraham's faith when he is personally commanded to sacrifice his only son Isaac by God. And it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." And He (God) said, "Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of ...
The Other Wife. Sarah, Abraham's beloved and beautiful mate, dies at the age of 127 (Genesis 23:1). It is only after this sad event that the Bible records the patriarch, now at least 140 years old, taking on a second wife named Keturah! Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. And she bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan ...
God appeared to Abraham at 99 years old to promise him that he would produce many descendants. And Abram fell on his face. And God talked with him, saying, "As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. . . . but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations (Genesis 17:3 - 5 ...
Abraham's descendants are promised blessings, Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed and Lot's wife turned into salt. Abraham is told by God to sacrifice his only son Isaac and Jacob becomes father of the twelve tribes of Israel. This period also includes Joseph sold into slavery by his brothers and the family of Jacob (Israel) migrating to Egypt.
The city of Ur, where Abraham first lived, is one of the first places on earth where humans established a settlement. Modern archeological dating of the city to around 3,800 B.C. means humanity began to dwell in this area less than two hundred years after the creation of Adam! The city's name comes from a Hebrew word that means a flame, fire or ...
Abram (Abraham) is born in 1960 B.C. to a 130 year old man named Terah living in Ur of the Chaldees. He is the third son in a family composed of older brother Haran (60 years old) and second oldest Nahor. The family, like many others in Ur (which is a seaport at the time), worships pagan deities (Joshua 24:2).
While he tries to strike a bargain with God in order to save the cities, God teaches him (and us) a valuable lesson about character and what it means to be perfect. Abraham begins his bargaining to save Sodom by appealing to God's fairness and righteousness of not condemning the guiltless and innocent with those who are guilty and deserve ...
Humans thrown in it are consumed and become eternally dead (Revelation 20:12, 14 - 15). Father Abraham! Take pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip his finger in some water and cool off my tongue (Luke 16:24). Seeing Abraham, the rich man appeals to him to send Lazarus to cool his tongue with a drop of water.
