The journeys of abraham (pdf for print) map of abraham's journey with trade routes (freely distributed for personal or church use) map of abram's journey from ur to haran to egypt. the bible shifts its focus in genesis 12 from the history of the entire human race to a man named abram, the first hebrew, and he lived in ur of the chaldees. Abram (abraham) is born in 1960 b.c. to a 130 year old man named terah living in ur of the chaldees. he is the third son in a family composed of older brother haran (60 years old) and second oldest nahor. the family, like many others in ur (which is a seaport at the time), worships pagan deities (joshua 24:2).
Follow abram: 1. abram traveled from ur to haran with his father terah and settled there (genesis 11:31). 2. god called abram from haran to canaan (genesis 12:1). 3. abram arrived in the land, heard from the lord at shechem and worshipped at bethel (genesis 12:6 8). blog. Isaac was the only son abraham had with his wife sarah; he was the husband of rebekah and the father of the twin brothers jacob and esau. he was the only biblical patriarch who did not journey out of canaan. abraham was 100 years old when isaac was born and sarah was past 90. the land of canaan witnessed another famine, besides the first famine. The map of abraham's travels vividly illustrates his route, showcasing the challenges and triumphs he experienced. from ur, he set forth towards the land of canaan, a region associated with divine promises. this journey wasn't solely a physical one; it represented a spiritual quest driven by his deep belief in the divine command. Abram's journey to canaan. gen 11:10 26 the book of genesis lists many generations of shem’s descendants including terah and abram (later called abraham). the story then recommences nearly a thousand years after the building of the tower of babylonia when abram is born in the amorite kingdom of mesopotamia, in c.1900bc.
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