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# Abraham, Abram #
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## Facts: ##
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Abram was a Chaldean man from the city of Ur who was chosen by God to be the forefather of the Israelites. God changed his name to "Abraham."
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* The name "Abram" means "exalted father"
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* "Abraham" means, "father of many."
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* God promised Abraham that he would have many descendants, who would become a great nation.
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* Abraham believed God and obeyed him. God led Abraham to move from Chaldea to the land of Canaan.
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* While living in the land of Canaan, when they were very old, Abraham and his wife Sarah had a son, Isaac.
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(Translation suggestions: [Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))
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(See also: [canaan](../other/canaan.md) **·** [chaldea](../other/chaldea.md) **·** [Sarah, Sarai](../other/sarah.md) **·** [Isaac](../other/isaac.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Galatians 03:6-9](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gal/03/06)
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* [Genesis 11:29-30](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/11/29)
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* [Genesis 21:1-4](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/21/01)
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* [Genesis 22:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/22/01)
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* [James 02:21-24](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jas/02/21)
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* [Matthew 01:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/01/01)
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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* __[04-06](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/04-06)__ When __Abram__ arrived in Canaan, God said, "Look all around you. I will give to you and your descendants all the land that you can see as an inheritance."
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* __[05-04](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/05-04)__ Then God changed __Abram__'s name to __Abraham__, which means "father of many."
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* __[05-05](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/05-05)__ About a year later, when __Abraham__ was 100 years old and Sarah was 90, Sarah gave birth to Abraham's son.
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* __[05-06](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/05-06)__ When Isaac was a young man, God tested __Abraham's__ faith by saying, "Take Isaac, your only son, and kill him as a sacrifice to me."
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* __[06-01](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/06-01)__ When __Abraham__ was very old and his son, Isaac, had grown to be a man, __Abraham__ sent one of his servants back to the land where his relatives lived to find a wife for his son, Isaac.
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* __[06-04](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/06-04)__ After a long time, __Abraham__ died and all of the promises that God had made to him in the covenant were passed on to Isaac.
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* __[21-02](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/21-02)__ God promised __Abraham__ that through him all people groups of the world would receive a blessing.
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