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This is the account of Terah’s family. Terah
was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and
Haran was the father of Lot. 28 But Haran died in
Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth, while
his father, Terah, was still living. 29 Meanwhile,
Abram and Nahor both married. The name
of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of
Nahor’s wife was Milcah. (Milcah and her sister Iscah were daughters of Nahor’s brother
Haran.) 30 But Sarai was unable to become pregnant and had no children.
31 One day Terah took his son Abram, his
daughter-in-law Sarai (his son Abram’s wife),
and his grandson Lot (his son Haran’s child) and
moved away from Ur of the Chaldeans. He was
headed for the land of Canaan, but they stopped
at Haran and settled there.
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The Call of Abram • GENESIS 12:1-9 /
2091 or 1925 BC
Some years later, when Abram was grown and
married and still living with his father in Haran,
the Lord called Abram to go to a new land.
The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s
family, and go to the land that I will show you. 2 I
will make you into a great nation. I will bless you
and make you famous, and you will be a blessing
to others. 3 I will bless those who bless you and
curse those who treat you with contempt. All the
families on earth will be blessed through you.”
4 So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was
seventy-five years old when he left Haran. 5 He
took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his
wealth—his livestock and all the people he
had taken into his household at Haran—and
headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan, 6Abram traveled through the
land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp
beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area
was inhabited by Canaanites.
7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said,
“I will give this land to your descendants.*” And
Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to
the Lord, who had appeared to him. 8After that,
Abram traveled south and set up camp in the
hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the
EXODUS
PATRIARCH
PATRIARCH
CREATION
1
Abram and Sarai in Egypt • GENESIS 12:10-20
At that time a severe famine struck the land
of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt,
where he lived as a foreigner. 11As he was approaching the border of Egypt, Abram said to
his wife, Sarai, “Look, you are a very beautiful
woman. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will
say, ‘This is his wife. Let’s kill him; then we can
have her!’ 13 So please tell them you are my sister.
Then they will spare my life and treat me well
because of their interest in you.”
14 And sure enough, when Abram arrived
in Egypt, everyone noticed Sarai’s beauty.
15 When the palace officials saw her, they sang
her praises to Pharaoh, their king, and Sarai
was taken into his palace. 16 Then Pharaoh gave
Abram many gifts because of her— sheep,
goats, cattle, male and female donkeys, male
and female servants, and camels.
17 But the Lord sent terrible plagues upon
Pharaoh and his household because of Sarai,
Abram’s wife. 18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram
and accused him sharply. “What have you done
to me?” he demanded. “Why didn’t you tell me
she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She is
my sister,’ and allow me to take her as my wife?
Now then, here is your wife. Take her and get
out of here!” 20 Pharaoh ordered some of his
men to escort them, and he sent Abram out
of the country, along with his wife and all his
possessions.
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Abram and Lot Separate • GENESIS 13:1-18
So Abram left Egypt and traveled north into the
Negev, along with his wife and Lot and all that
they owned. 2 (Abram was very rich in livestock,
silver, and gold.) 3 From the Negev, they continued traveling by stages toward Bethel, and
they pitched their tents between Bethel and Ai,
where they had camped before. 4 This was the
same place where Abram had built the altar, and
there he worshiped the Lord again.
5 Lot, who was traveling with Abram, had also
become very wealthy with flocks of sheep and
goats, herds of cattle, and many tents. 6 But the
land could not support both Abram and Lot with
all their flocks and herds living so close together.
7 So disputes broke out between the herdsmen of
1
12:7 Hebrew seed.
DIVIDED
KINGDOM
Beginning with the history of Terah’s family, two
dates are given: a traditional, earlier date and an
alternative, later date. All dates are approximate.
east. There he built another altar and dedicated
it to the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord. 9 Then
Abram continued traveling south by stages toward the Negev.
KINGDOM
The Family of Terah • GENESIS 11:27-31 /
2166 or 2000 BC
JUDGES
•
CONQUEST
JANUARY 4
