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Created page with "Abraham is the archetype of the man of faith. He received the supreme test of faith when God told him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Abraham had waited many years for his wife Sarah to bear Isaac, who was to be the fulfillment of the L<small>ORD</small>’s promise to multiply Abraham’s seed as the “stars of the heaven.” Nevertheless, Abraham obeyed, and as he raised his knife to kill his son, the angel of the L<small>ORD</small> told him to stop, and Abraham offered..."
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In answer to the call of the L<small>ORD</small>, Abraham left the leading Sumerian city of [[Ur]], forsaking the culture and cults of Mesopotamia at a time when Sumerian civilization was at its height. The L<small>ORD</small> told him to journey to a land that he would show him and promised to make of him a great nation. The Book of Genesis describes him as a man rich in flocks and herds who commands a private army and is recognized by neighboring chieftains as a mighty prince. | In answer to the call of the L<small>ORD</small>, Abraham left the leading Sumerian city of [[Ur]], forsaking the culture and cults of Mesopotamia at a time when Sumerian civilization was at its height. The L<small>ORD</small> told him to journey to a land that he would show him and promised to make of him a great nation. The Book of Genesis describes him as a man rich in flocks and herds who commands a private army and is recognized by neighboring chieftains as a mighty prince. | ||
Abraham is the archetype of the man of faith. He received the supreme test of faith when God told him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Abraham had waited many years for his wife Sarah to bear Isaac, who was to be the fulfillment of the L<small>ORD</small>’s promise to multiply Abraham’s seed as the “stars of the heaven.” Nevertheless, Abraham obeyed, and as he raised his knife to kill his son, the angel of the L<small>ORD</small> told him to stop, and Abraham offered a ram in his place. | Abraham is the archetype of the man of faith. He received the supreme test of faith when God told him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Abraham had waited many years for his wife Sarah to bear Isaac, who was to be the fulfillment of the L<small>ORD</small>’s promise to multiply Abraham’s seed as the “stars of the heaven.” Nevertheless, Abraham obeyed, and as he raised his knife to kill his son, the angel of the L<small>ORD</small> told him to stop, and Abraham offered a ram in his place. | ||
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