This most important crisis in Abrams life, when he was 99 years old, is marked by the significant change of his name to Abraham, "father of a multitude;" while his wifes from Sarai became Sarah. The promise that Sarah should have a son was repeated in the remarkable scene described in ...
The name of Abraham's father is said to have been Azar, though some of the later Arab writers give the name correctly as Teraḥ. Others claim that Azar was his real name, while Teraḥ was his surname (Nawawi, "Biographical Dict. of Illustrious Men," p. 128; but see Jawaliḳi,...
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For the "Pure Word" has always been the one and same during the whole history of mankind and has never been uprooted. On the contrary, there have been innumerable "evil words" but each and every one has been so uprooted that there has remained hardly anything of it except its name in ...
FULL NAME: Abraham LincolnBORN: February 12, 1809DIED: April 15, 1865BIRTHPLACE: Hodgenville, KentuckySPOUSE: Mary Todd Lincoln (m. 1842)CHILDREN: Robert Todd Lincoln, Edward Baker Lincoln, William Wallace Lincoln, and Thomas “Tad” LincolnASTROLOGICAL SIGN: AquariusHEIGHT: 6 feet 4 inches Early...
This change signifies a transformation in Abraham's identity and mission. It underscores the fulfillment of God's promise to make Abraham the progenitor of a multitude of nations, not just a single family or tribe. Theologically, this name change is a testament to God's faithfulness and the ...
To justify Abraham’s name change, the Old Testament gives another version, of course. Not very convincing anyway. “You were called Abram, now you will be Abraham because your offspring will be crowd.” In Aramaic,hammeanscrowdorflocks. ...
Boldnessor confidence before God is necessary to ask God to change his mind or his action. See Ephesians 2:18; 3:12; Hebrews 4:16; 10:19. Yahweh's character and wordare the basis of the appeal. You can see this some of the great prayers of intercession in the Bible: Exodus 32:9...
Nahor marries his niece Milcah and keeps a concubine on the side, whose name is Reumah. Immediately after the scene in which Abraham almost sacrifices his son Isaac on Mount Moriah (the same hill upon which David had Solomon build the Temple; one of the mountains of Jerusalem), Abraham wa...
And he said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His lovingkindness and His truth toward my master; as for me, Yahweh has guided me in the way to the house of my master’s brothers.”Amplified BibleHe said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of ...