Patriarchs and God’s Promises
God Calls Abraham
Patriarchal era Haran and CanaanOld Testament
WHAT HAPPENED
The event
God called Abraham to leave his homeland and promised him land, descendants, and blessing for all families of the earth.
WHY IT MATTERS
Its place in the story
Abraham’s call begins the covenant family through whom God’s redemptive blessing would reach the nations.
RELATED SCRIPTURE · KJV
Read it in the Bible
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”
Genesis 3:15
“But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.”
Genesis 50:20
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