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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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* Abraham and his wife Sarah, when they were very old and living in the land of Canaan, had a son, Isaac.
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(Translation suggestions: [Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [Canaan](../names/canaan.md), [Chaldea](../names/chaldeans.md), [Sarah](../names/sarah.md), [Isaac](../names/isaac.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Galatians 3:8](rc://en/tn/help/gal/03/08)
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* [Genesis 11:29-30](rc://en/tn/help/gen/11/29)
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* [Genesis 21:4](rc://en/tn/help/gen/21/04)
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* [Genesis 22:2](rc://en/tn/help/gen/22/02)
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* [James 2:23](rc://en/tn/help/jas/02/23)
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* [Matthew 1:2](rc://en/tn/help/mat/01/02)
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## Examples from the Bible stories:
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* __[4:6](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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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* __[5:4](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/04)__ Then God changed __Abram__’s name to __Abraham__, which means “father of many.”
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* __[5:5](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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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* __[5:6](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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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* __[6:1](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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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* __[6:4](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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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* __[21:2](rc://en/tn/help/obs/21/02)__ God promised __Abraham__ that through him all people groups of the world would receive a blessing.
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: H87, H85, G11
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