Abraham

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Abraham

Abraham

Abraham, also known as Abram is most commonly known for being the Father of the
Jewish people. The majority of the information found on Abraham is located in
the Old Testament's Book of Genesis. Other than that, there are no real
historical records on the life of Abraham, so the history of his life was passed
by word of mouth, and were there after made into biblical stories. There is also
the question if Abraham really lived, do to the little information available on
his life. Abraham is most famous for making his Covenant with God.
    Abraham would have lived somewhere between the years of 2000 and 1500
BC. He was born in the city of Ur. Abraham's real name was Abram. The father of
Abram , Terach, had two other sons , Haran and Nachor. While living in the city
of Ur , Abram married his half-sister, Sarai who later took on the name of
Sarah. The newlyweds later learned that Sarai was sterile. They then traveled
north to Charan, accompanied by Abraham's father Terach. While in Charan Terach
died. It was in Charan where God made his first of a series of revelations to
Abram. God spoke to Abram, and told him that he would promise to bless him and
make a great nation of him. Abram willingly decided to follow 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 resources that the two men required of it. The
two went their separate ways, Lot going to the Jordan Plain, and Abram staying
in Canaan. God once again appeared to Abram and revealed the land that he would
some day give to Abram and his children. This time,

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