God’s covenant with Abraham is depicted in a medieval illustration from a manuscript from around the 13th century, Rudolf von Ems’ depiction in the Weltchronik (World History).

This week’s Parsha features the dramatic Covenant between the Parts (Bereshit 15). Yet the whole episode appears troubling. We need to delve into the dialogue between God and Abraham itself in ...

These include the Noahic Covenant set out in Genesis 9, which was decreed between God and all living creatures, as well as a number of more specific covenants with Prophet Abraham, the whole ...

The covenant of circumcision (Genesis 17), is a personal covenant, between God and Abraham’s family. Abraham and his first born son Ishmael will enter into it that very day, which is why it ...

The covenant between God and Jews is the basis for the idea of the Jews as the chosen people. The first covenant was between God and Abraham. Jewish men are circumcised as a symbol of this covenant.

The film narrates biblical stories, focusing on the covenant between God and Abraham, the journey of the Israelites to the Promised Land, and the trials they faced. It highlights significant ...

In the covenant between God and Abraham, God promised Abraham three things: He would have a son, even though he and his wife Sarah were quite old. Through his son he would have many descendants ...

In the covenant of the pieces, Abraham splits animals in half and prepares fowl – symbolic, according to Nachmanides, of the future Temple sacrificial service (Genesis 15:9, 10).

The Second Covenant. The covenant that God gave at Mount Sinai reinforced the covenant that God had given to Abraham, and told the Jews what they would have to do as their side of the covenant ...