Abraham (Name - Terah: Father) /Sara 2166 BC

These are rough notes. As I type the others I will try to be more flowing...Brothers are Hahor & Haran - who is the father of Lot. Left Ur with his family and went to Haran (Canaan). God promises Abram that his descendants would inherit the land of Canaan. He went to Egypt with Sarai due to famine and there he lied and said Sarai was his sister. Once Pharaoh found out they were escorted away. He and Sarai went back to the Negev with Lot. The land was not sufficient for them both so they agreeably separated. Lot chose to go to the fertile valley of Jordan (Sodom) and Abram settled in Canaan. The Lord promises innumerable descendants to Abram and again the land of Canaan for them. He then settled in Hebron.

Lot was taken captive in battle and Abram put his men together and they went and got him.The King of Sodom is grateful, but he denies payment from the king for the return of the people and goods.

God promises Abram a son and then again numerous descendants and land (for 3^rd time). He tells Abram he will die peaceful and at an old age and tells him of the Israelite captivity in Egypt. Sarai convinces Abram to conceive with her servant Hagar and she bears Ishmael. God again tells Abram his descendant will be many and changes his name to Abraham “Father of Many Nations” Gen 17:5. Makes the covenant of circumcision which symbolizes profoundly deep cleansing and our lineage physically and spiritually to Abraham. Abraham circumcises all of the males in his household, including himself and Ishmael.

God changes name of Sarai to Sarah “Princess”. Promises them a son. They laugh with joy at their old age. The name Isaac means “he laughs”.

The Lord and two men appear to Abraham at his tent and the Lord tells them that this time next year Sarah will have a child. She laughs and the Lord questions her about it. He tells Abraham of the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah and his intent to destroy it. Abraham pleads on the behalf of the righteous there and the Lord agrees to spare them.

Again, Abraham lies to a king and says Sarah is his sister – 25 years after the first time.

Isaac is born to Abraham at 100 years old. Abraham has a great feast when Isaac was weaned and Ishmael mocks it. Sarah has he and Hagar sent away.
Abraham makes covenant with Ambilech, the king to treat them fairly and share the limited water resources. Abraham offers Isaac as a sacrifice and the Lord saved him and provided a ram and again spoke of the covenenant to make Abraham a blessed nation.

Sarah dies at 127 & Abraham buries her in a field and cave he purchased from Ephron, who gladly did sell for the love of Abraham – he would've given it free. It is in Canaan, where the Israelites will go with Moses and faces Mamre where they had previously settled.

Abraham, old in years, sends his servant back to his homeland to find a wife for Isaac to bring to Canaan. He finds Rebekah, Abraham’s niece. Isaac marries her.

Abraham left everything to Isaac. Gave gifts to his half brothers (by his wife after Sarah Keturah) and sent them east so an not to compete with Isaac. He died at 175. Isaac and Ishmael came together to bury him in the cave in the field of Ephron with his wife Sarah.

Gen 25:8 Abraham breathed his last and died in a ripe old age, an old man and satisfied with life; and he was gathered to his people. ~ Great Epitath!

Abraham is mentioned many more times throughout the bible, commended for his faith & we are his seed if we are born again.