Questions tagged [abraham]
The first patriarch -- see Genesis 12-25.
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What is the literal translation of Genesis 15:6 (b)?
And he believed in the Lord and he counted it to him for righteousness. [Genesis 15:6 KJV]
וְהֶאֱמִן, בַּיהוָה; וַיַּחְשְׁבֶהָ לּוֹ, צְדָקָה. Genesis 15:6
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Is there a symbolic connection between the name Lot (Λώτ) and the veil (καταπέτασμα) in the Holy of Holies?
In the Bible, Lot (Λώτ) is a significant figure from the Old Testament, particularly known for his story in Genesis 19 where he is rescued from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The name Lot in ...
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The Canaanite in Gen 12:6
The Bible says 'And the Canaanite was in the land' in Gen 12:6. Is this referring to a specific person or this is just a linguistic error in translation that is meant to refer to the group of people.
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Why did God use attributes for Isaac?
We read in Gen 22:2 how Abraham is tested :
Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I ...
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Why did Abraham and Isaac instruct their children to marry only from their clan?
Abraham was from a pagan family, separated by his call to God. His families I supposed weren't different from the Canaanites in pagan worship. In some instances, the Canaanites proved more morally ...
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Would Melchizedek protect Abram against the King of Sodom? (Gen. 14)
Genesis 14
Abram gave [Melchizedek] a tenth of everything. 21 The king of Sodom said to
Abram, “Give me the captives; the goods you may keep.” 22 But Abram
replied to the king of Sodom: “I have sworn ...
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What is tithe and why did Abraham give 10%? (Gen. 14:20)
What is tithe?
Why did Abraham give 10% (Genesis 14) and not 20% or 5%?
Is there any inner meaning for tithe in ancient Hebrew texts?
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Significance of the Rich Man Having Five Brothers in Luke 16:28
I'm delving into the parable of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31 (Luke 16:19-31), and a particular detail caught my attention. In verse 28 (Luke 16:28), the rich man mentions that he has five ...
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Genesis 21:25 and Genesis 26:18 are talking about the same water well?
In Genesis 21:25 we see Abraham "buying" a water well in the land of Beersheba in a contract with the king Abimelech. In Genesis 26:18 we read that Isaac dug some old water wells (which had ...
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Would Abram have thought Sarai's womb was dead in Genesis 12?
In Genesis 12, Abram is 75. Sarai a bit younger. In our current age such a woman would have a dead womb. And God promised to Abram: "I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you"...
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What attracted Abimelech to an old woman in her 80s or 90s?
At the risk of sounding crass, Sarah was advanced in years in Genesis 18, but in Genesis 20 King Abimelech took Sarah because he was apparently attracted to her. Then in Genesis 21 Abraham becomes a ...
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How is it possible for G'd to be blessed by the servant of Abraham?
When we read this (from Sefer Torah Genesis 24:48)
And I kneeled and prostrated myself to the Lord, and I blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, Who led me on the true path, to take the ...
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How did Abraham learn about the God, YHWH (LORD, KJV), in Chaldea, enough to communicate with Him?
Chapter 12:1 of Genesis bluntly introduced the narrative between Abraham and God with simply:
The LORD (YHWH) had said to Abraham...
No information was given about the religious life of Abraham and ...
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Genesis 12: The Call of Abram: Did Abram obey as an act of faith?
In Genesis 12:1, 2, God calls Abram:
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your
kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. 2
And I will make of you a great ...
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What is Sarah's "pleasure" in Genesis 18:12?
In Genesis 18:12, Sarah says the following (NKJV, emphasis added):
“After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
What does Sarah mean by having pleasure? Most directly, ...
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