Abraham

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God to the city of
Canaan. Abram not only traveled with his wife on this journey, but he also
picked up his nephew, Lot. He lived his life in Canaan as a Nomad. Famine
eventually struck the land of Canaan , forcing Abram and his family to move on
to Egypt.
In Egypt, Abram was fearful that the Egyptians would kill him and take
his wife Sarai if they were to discover that the two were married. Abram
attempted to cover this up by telling everyone that he and Sarai were just
brother and sister. The Pharaoh demanded that Sarai be brought to his palace,
and as result, God sent down plagues which devastated all of Egypt. In a
desperate attempt to save his kingdom, Pharaoh decided it would be best to send
Abram and Sarai away.
Abram and his family returned to Canaan after the Famine had ended. Both
Lot and Abraham had great wealth in Canaan. The two both owned livestock, and
large quantities of silver and gold. Eventually Abram and Lot found that the
land could no longer provide the ...

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Sarai was giving her. God eventually came down to Hagar and told
her to go back home and that some day the baby she was carrying would be blessed.
Once Abram reached 99 years old, God made a Covenant with him promising
to make him the father of nations and to give Canaan to him and his offspring.
As part of the agreement of the Covenant, God required the circumcision of Abram
and his male descendants, This was to seal the covenant. God then made another
promise to Abram. God promised Abram that Sarai would soon bear a son, and that
she would some day be the mother of nations. Abram was said to have found God's
last promise rather amusing. It was probably because Sarai was 90 years old ...

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