What Does The Bible Say About Who Belongs In The 'Promised Land'? A Biblical Scholar Explains
In current US politics, a“biblical” view of the Middle East informs foreign policy – perhaps more than it has for decades.
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The first covenant with Abraham
Genesis 12:1-2 God instructed Abraham to leave his home and travel to Canaan, the Promised Land, which is today known as Israel. God asked Abraham to follow his rules and be a good example to others.
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The Abrahamic covenant
Abraham was the founder of Judaism and was the first to make a covenant with God. The first part of the covenant is known as the promised land and can be found in Genesis 12:1, where Abraham is ...
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A Souvenir from the Holy Land: On Henry Ossawa Tanner’s “Abraham’s Oak”
According to tradition, it was beneath this tree that Abram (not yet Abraham) pitched a tent and built an altar to the Lord of Israel after God’s promise of the land of Canaan to him and his ...
SERMONETTE: Through baptism, sins are forgiven, hearts are renewed
Genesis 12:1-3 says, “The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I ...
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Abraham Lincoln's Legendary Gettysburg Address Promised 'Government of the People, by the People, for the People'
On November 19, 1863, near the site of the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, President Abraham ... promised “that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God ...