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.

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)

⁴ “As for me, this is my covenant with you:^(A) You will be the father of many nations.^(B)

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)