Also known as: Abram
Father of the faithful, called by God to leave Ur. Received the covenant promise that through his seed all nations would be blessed.
Genesis 11:26
Father of the faithful, called by God to leave Ur.
Received the covenant promise that through his seed all nations would be blessed.
Genesis 25:8
“Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:”
“And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”
“And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee o...”
“By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.”
“For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.”

Michelangelo, 1512
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Michelangelo, 1512
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Michelangelo, 1512
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Caravaggio, 1603
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Gustave Doré, 1866
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Gustave Doré, 1866
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