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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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  1. 11.31 Haran: About 885 kilometers northwest of Ur.

31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot(A) son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law(B) Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans(C) to go to Canaan.(D) But when they came to Harran,(E) they settled there.

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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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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)

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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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  1. 17.4,5 Abraham: In Hebrew “Abraham” sounds like “father of many nations.”

“As for me, this is my covenant with you:(A) You will be the father of many nations.(B)

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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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  1. 17.4,5 Abraham: In Hebrew “Abraham” sounds like “father of many nations.”

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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  1. Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
  2. Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.