Abram
Abraham is the forefather of all Jewish descendants.
𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺
Noah had three sons, Japheth, Shem, and Ham. Abraham was from the family line of Shem, the middle son, after the sixth generation. Abraham’s genealogy is provided in Genesis 11:10-20.
Abraham’s name was originally Abram, and Sarah’s was Sarai, so let’s use these names for now.
So Abram was actually of a Chaldean origin since he lived in the land of Ur among the Chaldeans. Then his father, Terah decided to move away and head to the Land of Cannan but settled in a city called Haran, then Abram’s father died. His cousin Lot was with him when they left the city of Ur, who would be involved in the story about “Sodom and Gomorrah,” known as one of the worst cities which God destroy later in the near future chapter.
At Haran, God calls upon Abram and tells him to leave the city and move to the land of Canaan. God said (Genesis 12:2-3) I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”
Abram does not hesitate; he prepares a journey to the promised land as God instructed and takes his family and his cousin Lot to the Land of Canaan, where they are faced with a bit of challenge as the city is struck with famine.
Thus, they were forced to leave Canaan and head to Egypt. In Egypt, Pharoah’s men saw Sarai and were taken by her beauty. Abram was afraid he would be killed and lose his wife, so he lied and said Sarai was his sister.
So the Pharoah invites all of them into the palace, giving Abram and Lot a generous amount of gifts because of Sarai, not realizing Abram was her husband. Then a great plague came upon the Pharoah, and he later discovered God was with Abram, almost committing a great evil by trying to take Abram’s wife away because this truth was hidden from him. Thereby, Pharoah drives all of them out of Egypt with all the possessions they had received.
Practically, Abram and his family become wealthy overnight. Is this a coincidence? Of course not! Remember, God chose Abram, and therefore from here onwards, God would be involved in blessing and taking care of him, his family, and generations after him, as God shows his faithfulness throughout history. (1 Corinthians 1:9-11) God is forever faithful and can be trusted. This will never change as He is (Hebrews 13:8) same yesterday, today, and forever.
Holy Bible
Abraham (Genesis 11-12)
Ｇｅｎｅｓｉｓ 11：27－31
(New Living Translation – NLT)
The Family of Terah, Abraham’s Father
This is the account of Terah’s family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot. But Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth, while his father, Terah, was still living. Meanwhile, Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah. (Milcah and her sister Iscah were daughters of Nahor’s brother Haran.) But Sarai was unable to become pregnant and had no children.
One day Terah took his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai (his son Abram’s wife), and his grandson Lot (his son Haran’s child) and moved away from Ur of the Chaldeans. He was headed for the land of Canaan, but they stopped at Haran and settled there. Terah lived for 205 years and died while still in Haran.
Source: Bible Gateway
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+11&version=NLT
Ｇｅｎｅｓｉｓ 12：1－3
(New Living Translation – NLT)
The Call of Abram
The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”
Ｇｅｎｅｓｉｓ 12：7
(New Living Translation – NLT)
God’s Promise to Abram
Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.[a]” And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the Lord, who had appeared to him. 8 After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord. 9 Then Abram continued traveling south by stages toward the Negev.
Ｇｅｎｅｓｉｓ 12：10-20
(New Living Translation – NLT)
Abram Travels to Egypt
At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner. As he was approaching the border of Egypt, Abram said to his wife, Sarai, “Look, you are a very beautiful woman. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife. Let’s kill him; then we can have her!’ So please tell them you are my sister. Then they will spare my life and treat me well because of their interest in you.”
And sure enough, when Abram arrived in Egypt, everyone noticed Sarai’s beauty. When the palace officials saw her, they sang her praises to Pharaoh, their king, and Sarai was taken into his palace. Then Pharaoh gave Abram many gifts because of her—sheep, goats, cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
But the Lord sent terrible plagues upon Pharaoh and his household because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. So Pharaoh summoned Abram and accused him sharply. “What have you done to me?” he demanded. “Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife? Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ and allow me to take her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and get out of here!” Pharaoh ordered some of his men to escort them, and he sent Abram out of the country, along with his wife and all his possessions.
Source: Bible Gateway
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+12&version=NLT