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Genesis 11:31
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Genesis 11:31
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31 Terah decided to move from Ur to the land of Canaan. He took along Abram and Sarai and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran. But when they came to the city of Haran,[a] they settled there instead.
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- 11.31 Haran: About 885 kilometers northwest of Ur.
Genesis 12:1
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Genesis 12:1
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The Lord Chooses Abram
12 (A) The Lord said to Abram:
Leave your country, your family, and your relatives and go to the land that I will show you.
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Genesis 17:4-5
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Genesis 17:4-5
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4-5 (A) I promise that you will be the father of many nations. So now I'm changing your name from Abram to Abraham.[a]
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- 17.4,5 Abraham: In Hebrew “Abraham” sounds like “father of many nations.”
Genesis 17:5
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Genesis 17:5
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4-5 (A) I promise that you will be the father of many nations. So now I'm changing your name from Abram to Abraham.[a]
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- 17.4,5 Abraham: In Hebrew “Abraham” sounds like “father of many nations.”
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