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Abraham was the son of Terah and the descendent of Noah's son Shem. Many scholars estimate the span of his life to fall somewhere within the second millennium BCE. The story of Abraham begins in the ancient Sumerian town of Ur in southern Mesopotamia when his father, Terah, decides to leave the town with his family (Gen. 11.31). The family eventually settles in Horan, and it is here where Abraham receives God's call (Gen. 12.1-2). Essentially, God makes two promises to Abraham and to the ancestors: first, they will possess the land of Canaan; and second, that they will become a great nation. After receiving the Lord's word Abraham leaves Horan together with his wife Sarah and his nephew Lot; they journey to Canaan. Abraham erects alters and invokes Yahweh at Shechem and Bethel. By doing this, Abraham attempts to lay a foundation for their eventual occupation of Canaan, and also to sanction the newcomers to maintain the holy places of the former inhabitants of their own him a son even though -- by this time -- she is ninety and he, ninety-nine. Upon this assurance Abraham, who up until this point is called "Abram," is given his true name and his wife is no longer known as Sarai. God says that Sarah "shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from…
GENESIS HISTORY OR MYTH? Genesis is the first book of the Bible. It contains incredible stories of the creation of the universe, man's fall from grace, the story of Noah and the great flood, and the stories of the first generations of man. This book is perhaps one of the most controversial as well. The contents of the book are not as source of dispute. However, the interpretation of the
This can be traced to the conservative view that Blacks have in fact no real history in comparison to the richness and significance of European history. "As astonishing as it seems most of the prestigious academics and universities in Europe and America have ridiculed the idea that blacks have any substantive history." This derogatory view has its roots as well in the colonial attitude that tended to see all Black
Likewise, other passages create more problems than they solve from a modern perspective: "Why did Rachel remove the teraphim, the sacred images, when she left her father's house? Why Rachel and not Leah, the eldest? Teubal, though, points out that if these events are viewed in terms of the fundamental humanity of the individuals involved, their actions and motives becomes more clear to modern observers. "These episodes, and many others
Creation Myth Analysis Case Study of the History of Biblical Creation Narratives What Is Myth? What Is History? Manetho Josephus Jeroboam Is Genesis 1:1-2:4 Myth? Is Genesis 1:1-2:4 History? Is Genesis 1:1-2:4 Both Myth and History? An Analysis of the Biblical Creation Narrative of Genesis 1:1-25 and Egypt's Possible Influence on the Historical Record God created the world in just six days, and rested on the seventh, but scholars have not rested at all over the millennia in their investigation of
According to Hebraic tradition, the chronological period in the book consists of the second month of the second year (measured from Exodus) to the beginning of the eleventh month of the fortieth year -- in all, roughly 39 years 9 months of wandering, with, of course, fewer in number at the end of the journey than at the beginning. Again, according to tradition, Moses was the author of all
Covenants are sacred pacts between God and human beings. The covenant between God and Abraham described in the Hebrew Bible establishes a spiritual quid pro quo relationship. God promises Abraham that he will become a great patriarch; in exchange, Abraham's progeny promises to worship the one God. God's promise is fulfilled in procreative powers and land ownership. In exchange, the human beings must prove their merits with specific behaviors such