Do you know the story of Abraham, who is tested by God to sacrifice his son Isaac? It's a heart-wrenching test of faith, with Abraham about to comply before God intervenes. This raises a major ...
Christian theology has long recognized these “visitors” as the Triune God and seen in this passage one of the first allusions ...
Abraham is famous for the numerous ways God tested him especially the terrible tests of banishing Hagar and his first born son Ishmael (Qur’an 2:124 & Genesis 9:9-21) and bringing his son to a ...
Abraham was first known as Abram but when he followed God, he had his name changed. He lived with his family in Ur, believed to be in modern day Iraq. At that time, it is likely that the people of ...
Abraham was the founder of Judaism and was the first to make a covenant with God. The first part of the covenant is known as the promised land and can be found in Genesis 12:1, where Abraham is ...
Led by God from Mesopotamia to the land of Canaan, Abraham entered into a covenant with the Lord that, once fulfilled, would see him father a great nation of kings.
God instructed Abraham to leave his home and travel to Canaan, the Promised Land. Canaan was an ancient country close to modern-day Israel. In contrast with Abraham's home, Canaan was an arid ...