Abraham, the "father of the faithful," lives to see his son turn 75 and his grandson Jacob (later renamed Israel) to the age of 15. He dies at the age of 175. His wife Sarah, who preceded him in death at the age of 127, has the distinction of being the only woman in the Bible where we know her age at death.

Abraham, Sarah, Lot, as well as their slaves, leave Haran for the Promised Land. Nahor and his family, however, although they stay in the city (Genesis 12:4 - 5), will play a major role in the lives of the patriarch's descendants. Abraham's future son Isaac will end up marrying Rebekah, the daughter of Nahor's son Bethuel (22:20 - 23, 24:15).

It was Abraham who named the city of Beersheba (Genesis 21:31). Jacob renamed the city of Luz to Bethel (Genesis 28:19). He also renamed the place where he and Laban agreed to peacefully separate to Galeed (Genesis 31:47). Jacob also named the cities of Mahanaim (32:2), Peniel (32:30) and Succoth (33:17).

Abraham, along with Noah, Moses and King David, is considered one of the most important individuals in the Old Testament. His name is recorded 250 times in the King James Bible, the eighth most. God made no less that eight covenants with Abraham (Genesis 12:1 - 3, 7, 13:14 - 17, 15:13 - 21, 17:1 - 22, 18:9 - 15, 21:12, 22:15 - 18).

Birth and Early Life of Abraham. Abram (Abraham) is born in 1960 B.C. to a 130 year old man named Terah living in Ur of the Chaldees. He is the third son in a family composed of older brother Haran (60 years old) and second oldest Nahor. The family, like many others in Ur (which is a seaport at the time), worships pagan deities (Joshua 24:2).

The Gulf, at that time of Abraham, extended up as far as Ur which made the city a seaport. Since the time of Abraham, however, sediment from these rivers has filled up the head of the Persian Gulf for nearly 100 miles (161 kilometers). Wikipedia confirms this fact by stating the following.

The genealogy from Shem to Abraham is the fifth found in the Bible. Preceding it are the lineages of Cain (Genesis 4), Seth (Genesis 5), Japheth and Ham (Genesis 10). For the eleven post-flood patriarchs from (and including) Noah and Shem to Abraham, the average age at which they produced their firstborn son was 90 years old.

And he (Abraham) said, "Oh do not let the Lord be angry, and I will speak only once more. Perhaps only ten shall be found there." And He said, "I will not destroy it for ten’s sake" (Genesis 18:32). Lot Escapes. Most people know what happens next. Only one person, righteous Lot (2Peter 2:7), whose uncle was Abraham, was found in the cities.

Abraham then humbly asks the city be spared if 45, then 40, 30 or 20 righteous are found. The Lord ultimately agrees he will spare Sodom if only 10 God-fearing folks live within it! This number of people, sadly, are not found and it is destroyed, along with Gomorrah and several surrounding villages, by heavenly fire and brimstone (Genesis 19).

The Bible does record that Abraham, the father of the faithful, had at least one face to face talk with the Lord (Jesus Christ in human form). The meeting took place when, at the age of 99 in 1861 B.C., He was visited by three unusual strangers. The content of the meeting and what was talked about between Abraham and Jesus is found in Genesis 18.