Abraham Of Chaldea

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father's
house, to the land which I will show you." 3 He obeyed and left Haran
with his brother Nahor's family and his Nephew Lot without really knowing
where he was going. At this time, God did not reveal to him he was going
to Canaan. God only told him "the land which I will show you." 4 When he
did arrive in Canaan, he camped in the plains of Moreh, between the
mountains of Ebal and Cerizim. It was here he was given the second
promise from God that his seed would possess this land. Abram built "an
altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him" 5 He then moved to the
mountainous district between Bethel and Ai. Here, he built another altar
to Jehovah.

Throughout the story of Abram, he consistently went back to Bethel to make
amends with God. All of God's children should have a similar alter they
should go to when praising God. This could be the front of your church,
but should be in public. 6 Archeo logy has since proved that Bethel is
the modern village of Baytin. 7 ...

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herdsmen. Abram gave Lot his first choice of where
he wanted to settle. Instead of choosing the unknown territory toward
Canaan, Lot chose the easy way out and went East to Jordan near the
populated city of Sodom. The motif of scripture for this story is simple.
Abram gave more than he took. He let Lot take what he wanted and left it
to God to bless him with what was left. Lot's mistake was he stopped
growing in God's faith and stagnated. He soon found out that everything
is not as it seem s. If one only takes, but does not give, it soon gets
them into trouble. On the other hand, Abram was rewarded with a third
blessing for his faith. God reiterated His promise to give him the ...

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