Amorite
Genesis 15:16: In this passage, God tells Abram (Abraham) that his descendants will return to Canaan in the fourth generation because "the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure."
Chedorlaomer killed the Nephilim
After the defeat of the Dead Sea kings, the victors took captives and plunder, including Abraham's nephew, Lot, who was living in Sodom at the time.
Upon hearing of Lot's capture, Abraham gathered his own forces, pursued the victorious kings, and defeated them, rescuing Lot and the other captives.
Having children through divine intervention
Perhaps the most famous example, Abraham and Sarah were promised a child despite their old age.
Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah was 90 when Isaac was born (Genesis 17:17, 21:5).
Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah was 90 when Isaac was born.
Several of these accounts specifically mention the advanced age of the parents (like Abraham, Sarah, Zechariah, and Elizabeth), emphasizing the miraculous nature of the conception.
Isaac was the child of promise through whom Abraham's descendants would be named.
Anakim
Genesis 14:5–6 indicates that they also lived in the region later known as Edom and Moab during Abraham's time.
What is all the more fascinating is that Abraham then went and defeated Chedorlaomer—the giant killer—in order to rescue his nephew Lot (Genesis 14:14-17).
Thus Abraham’s victory in Genesis 14 is a foretaste of Joshua’s later victories over the giants in the land of Canaan.
The arc of the covenant
Patriarchs: The story starts with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Captivity: Over time, the descendants of Abraham, including Joseph's family, became enslaved in Egypt.
Timeline: Abraham is believed to have lived around 2200 BCE, and Moses around 1500 BCE.
10:38 - Abraham's Role:
Significance: Abraham is a central figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
11:20 - Abraham's Descendants:
Ishmael and Isaac: Abraham had a son, Ishmael, with Sarah's handmaid, Hagar.
I am what I am
"And Elohim said moreover to Moses, 'Thus shall you say to the children of Israel: YHWH Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob, has sent me to you.
6 Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ “This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation.
16 “Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.
Egypt first discovered by a woman
17 And this because they have turned their ahearts away from me, to worship the god of Elkenah, and the god of Libnah, and the god of Mahmackrah, and the god of Korash, and the god of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; therefore I have come down to bvisit them, and to destroy him who hath lifted up his hand against thee, Abraham, my son, to take away thy life.
Famous channelers
Channels a group of spiritual teachers known as "Abraham." She is known for her teachings on the law of attraction, which gained popularity through "The Secret."
The Law of Attraction: Perhaps the most central concept in Abraham's teachings is the Law of Attraction.
Emotional Guidance System: Abraham emphasizes the importance of emotions as a guidance system.
Deliberate Creation: Abraham teaches that individuals have the power to consciously shape their own reality through focused thought and intention.
Influence and Reach: The teachings of Abraham, as presented by Esther Hicks, have had a significant impact on the field of personal development and spirituality.
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Shinehah (Abraham)
Genesis 18: The 3 Visitors
Abraham might refer to a nation.
Abraham
18 The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.
2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby.
6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah.
11 Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. 12 So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’
16 When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way.
17 Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.
19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”
22 The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the Lord.
23 Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
27 Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,
31 Abraham said, “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?” He said, “For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.”
33 When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
Abram & Sarai
In this passage, when Abram (later known as Abraham) and Sarai (later known as Sarah) entered Egypt due to a famine in the land of Canaan, Abram feared that the Egyptians would kill him because Sarai was very beautiful.
Abraham was born when Terah was 130 years old (Genesis 11:32).
Noah’s offspring
His descendants are listed with significant individuals and groups, like Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, and others, leading down to Abraham and his descendants, which include Isaac and Jacob (Israel).
The genealogy serves multiple purposes in the biblical narrative, including providing a mythic history for the peoples of the ancient world, explaining the relationships between different nations, and situating the story of Abraham and his descendants within a larger world history.
The everlasting covenant
According to the Bible, Arphaxad's lineage led to Abraham, the patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Shem's line is significant in the biblical narrative because it leads to the establishment of the Israelites and the covenant with God through figures like Abraham and his descendants.
Arphaxad is the next in line, the father of Shelah, and the bloodline goes all the way to Abraham