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Abrahamic Covenant & the Patriarchs

The Call of Abram from Ur and Haran to Canaan, Isaac, and Jacob

Called from Ur of the Chaldeans and Haran into Canaan ( Genesis 12:1 ), Abram —renamed Abraham in Genesis 17:5 —receives the covenant promise of land, numerous descendants, and blessing to all nations through Isaac and Jacob .

Journey from Ur and Haran to Shechem, Bethel, and Hebron

Terah departed Ur with his son Abram , nephew Lot (son of Haran ), and Sarai toward Canaan , settling first in Haran ( Genesis 11:31 ). At God's command in Genesis 12:1 , Abram crossed into Canaan , building altars at Shechem ( Genesis 12:6 ), Bethel ( Genesis 12:8 ), and Hebron ( Mamre , Genesis 13:18 ).

Covenant of the Pieces, Isaac, and Moriah

In Genesis 15:18 and Genesis 17:5 , God covenants with Abraham that his seed through Isaac ( Genesis 21:5 ) will inherit the land from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates . Tested on Mount Moriah ( Genesis 22:2 ) and residing in Beersheba and Hebron , Abraham 's covenant passes to Isaac and then to Jacob (renamed Israel at Peniel in Genesis 32:28 ).

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