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 11:31
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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 12:1
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The Call of Abram
12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household(A) to the land(B) I will show you.(C)
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 17:4
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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.”
Genesis 17:5
New International Version
5 No longer will you be called Abram[a]; your name will be Abraham,[b](A) for I have made you a father of many nations.(B)
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- Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
- Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.
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