Christian theology has long recognized these “visitors” as the Triune God and seen in this passage one of the first allusions ...

A Flemish Baroque painting reanimates Genesis 16–21 and helps us reflect on trust, covenant and the consequences of human ...

The patriarchs in the Bible were the fathers of the nation of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Through these three men, the ...

Abraham is an important figure in Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The story of Abraham can be found in the Book of Genesis - the first book in the Christian Bible and in the Torah of Judaism.

As followers of Christ, we must adopt this attitude of grace. It’s important to recognize that God’s promise to Abraham extended far beyond a mere strip of land. Manipulating Scripture to ...

Abram (later Abraham) was plucked out of his routine in Ur, an ancient city in Iraq, by being given a startling promise by God. ‘You will have descendants as many as the starts of heaven.’ He ...

To understand Abraham properly, one needs to understand the centrality of God’s covenant with Abraham. As the Fourth Eucharistic Prayer tells us, “Again and again [God] offered a covenant to ...

Abraham was the founder of Judaism and was the first to make a covenant with God. The first part of the covenant is known as the promised land and can be found in Genesis 12:1, where Abraham is ...

God instructed Abraham to leave his home and travel to Canaan, the Promised Land. Canaan was an ancient country close to modern-day Israel. In contrast with Abraham's home, Canaan was an arid ...

Genesis 12:1-2 God instructed Abraham to leave his home and travel to Canaan, the Promised Land, which is today known as Israel. God asked Abraham to follow his rules and be a good example to others.