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The story is widely recognized as a literary masterpiece, depicting in a few lines God as the absolute Lord, inscrutable yet ultimately gracious, and Abraham, acting in moral grandeur as the great ancestor of Israel.
Bible. Genesis ⌄. Chapter 22 ⌄. 1 It happened some time later that God put Abraham to the test. 'Abraham, Abraham!' he called. 'Here I am,' he replied. 2 God said, 'Take your son, your only son, your beloved Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, where you are to offer him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I shall point out to you.'
The story of Abraham is contained in the Book of Genesis, xi, 26; xxv, 18. We shall first give a brief outline of the Patriarch ‘s life, as told in that portion of Genesis , then we shall in succession discuss the subject of Abraham from the viewpoints of the Old Testament , New Testament , profane history, and legend.
The mysterious men visit Abraham in Mamre to promise him and Sarah a child the following year (18:1–15) and then visit Lot in Sodom to investigate and then to punish the corrupt city (19:1–29). Between the two visits, Abraham questions God about the justice of punishing Sodom (18:16–33).
* A son of his: Abraham is the father of both boys, but Sarah is the mother only of Isaac. Abraham is very concerned that Ishmael have a sufficient inheritance. * I will make a nation of him also: Ishmael’s descendants are named in 25:12–18.
22 wrz 2023 · Abraham, originally known as Abram, is a prominent Bible figure and one of the most important patriarchs. His story is primarily found in the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament of the Bible.
9 paź 2000 · Saint Abraham (2000 B.C.) The great patriarch of pre-Christian times was Abraham, who lived two thousand years before the coming of Christ. He was first called Abram, which means “father”. His name was later changed by God to Abraham, which means “great father”, father of a multitude.
