Abraham 2
Abraham was born when his father Terah was 70 years old. He had two brothers: Nahor and Haran. The family of Terah is a direct descendant of the Shem, whose line of ancestry can be traced all the way back to Adam and Eve. Before his circumcision, Abraham's name was Abram. Abram married Sarai, who could not bear children. His father took his family out of Ur in Babylonia and headed for the land of Canaan. Then the Lord spoke to Abram, "Leave your country, your relatives, and your father's home, and go to a land that I am going to show you. I will give you many descendants and they will become a great nation. I will bless you and make your name famous, so that you will be a blessing." With these words, Abram set out for Haran. Abram prospered there acquiring many possessions. At seventy-five years old, God told Abram to leave Haran. Abram did not refuse God and so he packed his belongings, bringing everything he had, and headed for Canaan, the original destination of his father. At Canaan, he established his camp between the city of Bethel and Ai and built an altar for God. However, he did stop his travels at Canaan. He continued his journey to Egypt where he told everyone that Sarai was actually his sister. Th
And so Abram was driven out of Egypt into the southern part of Canaan. Lot, who was the son of his brother Haran, also had his followers. When conflicts broke out between Lot's people and Abram, Lot and Abram decided to separate. Lot headed east to the Jordan Valley and Abram stayed in Canaan. At Mamre in Hebron, Abram set an altar for God. There God said, "I am going to give you and your descendants all the land that you see, and it will be yours forever. I am going to give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all; it would be as easy to count all the specks of dust on earth!" At ninety-nine years old, Abram made a covenant with God. God told him, "I promise you that you will be the ancestor of many nations. Your name will be no longer Abram, but Abraham, because I am making you the ancestor of many nations . . .. You and your descendants must all agree to circumcise every male among you." Sarai's name was also changed to Sarah. God commanded Abraham to name his son from Sarah Isaac. Meanwhile, Sodom and Gomorrah had displeased God with their sinfulness, and God had decided to destroy the two cities. However, Abraham begged the Lord that he spares the cities if he found fifty innocent people living in the in Sodom. God agreed. Abraham begged again, this time forty-five. He kept begging until he was done to ten innocent people. Neverthele
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Approximate Word count = 942
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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