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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 ...
1820 - 1785 B.C.Remarriage and Death. Abraham, at an unknown time after Sarah's death, decides to marry again. He takes as his wife Keturah, who produces sons named Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah (Genesis 25). The patriach, during his life, ultimately produces eight sons through three women.
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 ...
David represented the 13th generation from Abraham in the family tree (the 33rd Biblical generation on earth). He was the youngest of Jesse's eight sons. The prophet Samuel anointed David Israel's new king c. 1025 B.C. when he was roughly fifteen years old. He would not end up ruling, however, until he turned thirty years old in 1010.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
And he (Abraham) said, "Oh do not let the Lord be angry, and I will speak only once more. Perhaps only ten shall be found there." And He said, "I will not destroy it for ten’s sake" (Genesis 18:32). Lot Escapes. Most people know what happens next. Only one person, righteous Lot (2Peter 2:7), whose uncle was Abraham, was found in the cities ...
Fear Leads to Lying. Sarah was asked to lie, or at least tell the Egyptians a half-truth, in order to protect Abraham's life. We discover the half-truth when, in Genesis 20, Abraham again uses her to save himself from a powerful ruler, which in this case was the king of Gerar named Abimelech. After being confronted by the king, he admits she is ...
