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Category Archives: Abraham
The important questions
Genesis 13:1-13 So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negev. 2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he … Continue reading
Faith, obedience and worship
Genesis 11:27 – 12:7 27 Here are the generations from Terah: Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot. 28 Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his kindred, in Ur of … Continue reading
Only one Abram
Genesis 11:14-26 14 After Shelah had lived 30 years, he fathered Eber. 15 then Shelah lived after he fathered Eber 403 years and had other sons and daughters. 16 After Eber had lived 34 years, he fathered Peleg. 17 then … Continue reading
A name
Genesis 10:21-32 21 To Shem also children were born. He was the ancestor of all the children of Eber, and an older brother of Japheth. 22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. 23 The sons of … Continue reading
Family History
Matthew 1:1-5 1 A record of the family history of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, a descendant of Abraham. 2 Abraham was father of Isaac, and Isaac was father of Jacob, and Jacob was father of Judah and his … Continue reading
Isaac: Esek and Sitnah
Genesis 26. During a famine, Isaac and his family resettle in Gerar, where Abraham had sojourned before. He re-dug some of the wells that Abraham had dug, because the Philistines had stopped them up. Two of the wells he named … Continue reading
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Isaac: other sons sent away
Genesis 25:1-18. Here we learn that Abraham had another concubine besides Hagar. Her name was Keturah, and God gave Abraham five sons through her (1). Like Ishmael, these sons of Abraham are significant historically, but they do not figure into … Continue reading
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Abraham: Machpelah
Genesis 23. Princess Sarah falls asleep in the LORD, and Abraham, whom the Hittites call a “prince of God” negotiates with them a burying place. He wanted the field of Ephron, son of Zohar. He purchased the field and the … Continue reading
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Abraham: Moriah
Genesis 22. Abraham had just “lost” his older son, Ishmael, because God had commanded him to send the boy and his mother away. Ishmael could not remain in the household because he represented Adam, God’s first creation, but not his … Continue reading
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Abraham: Beersheba
Genesis 21:22-34. It would be 1000 years before the Philistines would be major players in the conflict over the Holy Land. But Abraham meets up with king Abimelech and his commanding general and established a covenant with them. Abraham attested … Continue reading
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