Abraham was married to his half-sister, Sarah (originally Sarai). After the death of his brother Nahor, Abraham and his family, including his nephew Lot and father Terah, left Ur to go to the land of Canaan (Genesis 11:27-31). In Acts, Stephen says that God appeared to Abraham in Ur, before he lived in Haran, and appeared again once he got there possibly to renew his call (Acts 7:2-4).

After living a while in Haran, he was seventy-five by this time, Abraham left for Canaan. Less than a year later, he arrived there when a vision from the Lord assured him that this was the land his descendants would inherit (Genesis 12:4,7). He wandered the land for a few more years, travelling "as far as the great tree of Moreh at Shechem" (Genesis 12:6). During a famine, Abraham went to Egypt. The Pharaoh welcomed him, but, fearful for his life, Abraham represente

Abraham was an exceptionally significant figure throughout the Old Testament. He became the ancestor of the people of Israel and the founder of Judaism. He provided the ancestry for God's Kingdom, the crowd from which Jesus would eventually be raised. He also followed God to Canaan without question. He had faith in everything God said and did, including to the point of sacrificing his own son. I would like to be able to say I would, or anyone would, have had that kind of trust in the Lord. Abraham was a very unique man, however. Personally, it is very inspiring to see what God does and provides for him, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Samson, and all the other Old Testament figures that helped to further God's Kingdom. It makes me wonder what kind of things He does for me without me even knowing it. I also like to see the effect it had on his and his children's lives. Abraham is a prominent character in the Old Testament, but in the New Testament there is also a wealth of references to him. Paul calls him not only the father of the Jews, but of all who believe (Romans 4:11), hence the song "Father Abraham." He is thus the archetype of the Christian believer, repeatedly held up as an example of faith at its best.

When Abraham was one hundred years old, Isaac was born (Genesis 21:1-21). A treaty between Abimelech and Abraham at Beersheba followed Hagar and Ishmael's being sent away. However, Abraham's faith in God's promise met one last severe test when God commanded him to sacrifice his o

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