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Bible Stories About Abraham
Abraham is called the father of faith, but his story is full of waiting, mistakes, and impossible promises. God told him to leave home without a map, promised him more descendants than the stars when he had no son, and then tested him on Mount Moriah.
- Get Thee OutGenesis 12:1–9; Hebrews 11:8 · Book 4, Day 5
Abram was seventy-five years old. He was settled in Haran with his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his possessions. He had no children, and at his…
- You Choose FirstGenesis 13:1–18 · Book 7, Day 1
Abram and his nephew Lot had traveled together for years. God had blessed them both, and now they had so many sheep, goats, and cattle that the land…
- The Night RescueGenesis 14:1–24 · Book 5, Day 2
Four kings went to war against five kings near the Dead Sea, and the five kings lost. The winners carried off everything from the cities of Sodom and…
- Count the StarsGenesis 15:1–6 · Book 6, Day 1
Years had passed since God first told Abram to leave his homeland. God had promised to make him a great nation. Abram had obeyed. He had traveled…
- Laughter in the TentGenesis 18:1–15; 21:1–7 · Book 2, Day 27
Abraham and Sarah had waited twenty-five years for the son God promised them. By now Abraham was nearly a hundred, and Sarah was ninety. She had long…
- The Well She Couldn’t SeeGenesis 21:8–21 (see also Genesis 16:7–13) · Book 1, Day 27
Hagar was an Egyptian servant in Abraham’s household. Years earlier, she had given birth to Abraham’s son Ishmael. But after Sarah finally had her own…
- God Will Provide Himself a LambGenesis 22:1–14 · Book 2, Day 6
Abraham had waited twenty-five years for his son Isaac. Every promise God had made him, that his family would become a great nation, rested on this one…
- The Servant at the WellGenesis 24:1–27 · Book 6, Day 3
Abraham was very old, and his son Isaac needed a wife. God had promised that through Isaac, Abraham’s family would become a great nation. So Abraham…
- A New NameGenesis 17:1–8, 15–22 · Book 8, Day 2
Abram was ninety-nine years old. Twenty-four years had passed since God first promised to make him a great nation. He and his wife Sarai were still…
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