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===Abraham ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2012-24&version=NIV Chs. 12–24])=== | ===Abraham ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2012-24&version=NIV Chs. 12–24])=== | ||
[[file:Olivier-abraham-isaac.jpg| | [[file:Olivier-abraham-isaac.jpg|thumb| px |Artwork by German painter Ferdinand Olivier: Abraham and his only son, Isaac, ascending Mount Moriah. Isaac is carrying the wood for the burnt offering. ]] | ||
[[Abraham]], originally named Abram, lived in Ur of the Chaldeans. Following God’s call, he left his homeland and settled in Canaan. God blessed Abraham that He would make him into a great nation. | [[Abraham]], originally named Abram, lived in Ur of the Chaldeans. Following God’s call, he left his homeland and settled in Canaan. God blessed Abraham that He would make him into a great nation. | ||