Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in every way. 2 He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh. Wait… What? It’s a physical gesture of taking a Patriarchal Oath. The…
Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. 2 She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her. Abraham’s mourning process for Sarah would have been quite elaborate. Learn more about it here.…
20 Some time later Abraham was told, “Milkah is also a mother; she has borne sons to your brother Nahor: 21 Uz the firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram), 22 Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.” 23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milkah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother…
Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” God is super pumped for whatever is going to happen next. Abraham had better be listening and ready to respond. “Here I am,” he replied. Just like that. 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you…
22 At that time Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do. 23 Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants. Show to me and the country where…
8 The child grew and was weaned, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast. No more breastfeeding for Sarah to have to do is a huge accomplishment. Advanced age or not. 9 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was…
Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. God always does what He promises. We can depend on His faithfulness. You might ask, Brian, later in the book of Jonah, God threatens to destroy Nineveh and that…
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This is a story of George Bailey, son of a Loan Insurance person named Peter, who always made sure his clients could afford their mortgages. Mr. Potter just wanted to make money off of everyone. George always put other people ahead of himself. Saving his little brother in the ice…
Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar, 2 and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” Then Abimelek king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her. This is…