Genesis-Abraham

Promise to Abram
Abram settled between Betal and Ai. Tereh is a descendant of Shem. Tereh had three sons Abram, Nahor, and Haran. The Lord spoke to Abram and told him to leave is family and home so I can make you a great nation. Abram did leave but he disobeyed when he departed taking his wife and his brother’s son, Lot. The Lord told Abram that He was going to give Abram’s descendents the land of Canaan (Chapter 11:10-32).
Abram’s birth is predicted to be between 2166 to 1952 B.C.

Famine Alert
There was a famine in the Land of Canaan and so Abram took his family to Egypt. Abram was afraid that the Egyptians might kill him for Sarai was very beautiful. So he told them she was his sister. The Princes of Pharaoh Abimelech saw her beauty and invited her into the palace. Now Abram was treated very well and given food, animals, and servants. But the Lord sent a plague upon Pharaoh and told him that Sarai was Abram’s wife. Pharaoh asked Abram, “What is this you have done to me?” Why didn’t you tell me Sarai was your wife. Abram prayed for Pharaoh and his family. The Lord healed everyone and open the wombs of the house of Abimelech. Pharaoh told Abram to take his thing, Sarai, and leave (Genesis 12 and 20).

War
Lot and his family had separated from Abram’s family and headed for the plains of Jordan near Sodom. Now Sodom was full of wicked people and so war broke out between the Kings of Sodom and Gomorrah. His brother and Lot’s family were captured so Abram went to battle and rescued the entire family and brought back all their goods (Chapter 14).

Abraham’s Heir
The Lord told Abram that he will have a child from his own seed. Sarai was upset that she had not been able to get pregnant and Abram was getting impatient. So Sarai suggested that Abram have a child with her maid servant, Hagar. Hagar did have a son, Ishmael. When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord spoke to him again. You and your descendants will inherit the Land of Canaan. The Lord changed Abram name to Abraham and Sarai to Sarah and told them they would have a son, Isaac. Abraham and Sarah laughed at God because he was 100 years old and Sarah was 90 years old. “Why do you laugh?, the Lord said, Is anything too hard for the Lord?” a year later Isaac was born (Genesis 16, 17 and 18).

Sodom and Gomorroh
The Lord saw that a town called Sodom was wicked and was going to destroy but Abraham plead to save the town. God said if you can find 10 righteous believers I will save the town. Abraham found his nephew, Lot living in Sodom. Hurry, gather your family for the Lord is going to destroy Sodom. Lot, his wife, and their two daughters fled Sodom before the Lord sent brimstone and fire destroying Sodom and Gomorroh. They were told not to look back but Lot’s wife did and she turned into a pillar of salt. Lot and his daughters took refuge in a cave and the daughters became pregnant by their father, Lot (Chapter 19).

Hagar and Ishmael
Sarah asked Abraham to send Hagar and her son Ishmael away. Hagar cried out to the Lord and the Lord heard her. The Lord told her that He would make Ishmael a great nation. They dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran and he became a great archer (Chapter 21).

Sacrificing Isaac
The Lord told Abraham to take his son Isaac to the Land of Moriah and offer him up as a burnt offering. Abraham did as he was told but just before he plunged the knife in Isaac, the Lord spoke stopping him. The Lord provided a ram stuck in a thicket to offer as a sacrifice instead (Chapter 22).