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Abraham: departure, visitors and a test
Abram leaves Haran for Canaan. The chapter connects departure with promises concerning land and descendants.
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Leaving home
Abram leaves Haran for Canaan. The chapter connects departure with promises concerning land and descendants.
Now the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing. …
Visitors at Mamre
Three visitors receive hospitality. Sarah hears the promise of a son.
The LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day. He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from …
The binding of Isaac
Abraham takes Isaac to the place named in the command. A messenger stops the sacrifice and a ram is offered instead.
After these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.” He said, “Now take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains …
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CanaanSources & reading notes
Introductions and explanations are editorial writing. Quoted text retains its named edition; selections may be shortened with an ellipsis.
Leaving home. Editorial summary of the cited text; narrative setting is not independent historical confirmation. Source ↗
Visitors at Mamre. Editorial summary of the cited text; narrative setting is not independent historical confirmation. Source ↗
The binding of Isaac. Editorial summary of the cited text; narrative setting is not independent historical confirmation. Source ↗
Original scene outline
Leaving home
Abram leaves Haran for Canaan. The chapter connects departure with promises concerning land and descendants.
Visitors at Mamre
Three visitors receive hospitality. Sarah hears the promise of a son.
The binding of Isaac
Abraham takes Isaac to the place named in the command. A messenger stops the sacrifice and a ram is offered instead.