And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.
Key themes
PeaceInheritanceRestCovenant fidelity
Glossary
- Abraham Person
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Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named ( Gen. 11:27 ) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises.
- Euphrates Place
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Biblical river. Modern identification: Euphrates River.
- Canaan Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Canaan.
- Isaac Person
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Laughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes ( Amos 7:9 , 16). (2. ) The only son of Abraham by Sarah. He was the longest lived of the three patriarchs ( Gen. 21:1-3 ).