Bibellexikon

Abraham

Der Patriarch, den Gott rief, seine Heimat zu verlassen, mit der Verheißung, ihn zu einem großen Volk zu machen, durch das alle Völker gesegnet würden.

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Originally Abram, he obeyed God’s call to Canaan and believed God’s promise of countless descendants, which ‘was credited to him as righteousness’ (Genesis 15:6). His faith is a model throughout Scripture.

God made a covenant with Abraham and tested him with the offering of Isaac. The New Testament calls believers his spiritual children, heirs of the promise through faith.

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Genesis 12:2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.” Genesis 15:6 “Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”