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Abraham is one of the most blessed people in the Bible. Although Scripture is not a comprehensive history of humans it does, however, chronicle the relationship of one man and his descendants with the Creator of the Universe. Ultimately, it is a record of how God has and will bless mankind through the life of the next person in our timeline.
Why did Abraham and his entire household fight in the Bible's first war? How old was the patriarch when Isaac was born? When was he severely tested by having to sacrifice his own son? How many children did he ultimately produce? 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 ...
Abraham was originally named Abram (Genesis 17:1-5). He left his home in Ur of the Chaldees to live in Haran, but soon moved from there to live in the land of Canaan. Sarah, whose original name was Sarai, was the wife of Abraham. After God healed her so that she could have a family, she gave birth at 90 to Isaac.
Genealogy Fast Facts The genealogy from Shem to Abraham is the fifth found in the Bible. Preceding it are the lineages of Cain (Genesis 4), Seth (Genesis 5), Japheth and Ham (Genesis 10). For the eleven post-flood patriarchs from (and including) Noah and Shem to Abraham, the average age at which they produced their firstborn son was 90 years old. If we only include the patriarchs born after ...
Why was Abram's name changed to Abraham? What were the interactions between Abraham and his family with God?
Abraham's Journey to the Promised Land. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran (Haran), and said to him, "Leave your land and your kindred, and come into the land that I will show you." Then he went out from the land of the Chaldeans and dwelt in Charran; and from there, after his ...
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 correction. "Perhaps there are fifty righteous within the city. Will You (the Lord God of the Old Testament) also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous ...
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 ...
Abraham and Keturah's descendants, through their son Midian, would play an active and usually negative role in the early history of Israel. It was through traveling Midianite merchants that Jacob's (Israel's) sons sold their youngest brother Joseph into slavery (Genesis 37:28). Zipporah, Moses' wife, was a Midianite (Exodus 2:15 - 21).
Why did God command Abraham to sacrifice Isaac? Why was the patriarch tested if the Lord already knew his character and knew what he would do?
