Fulfilling the commandment of circumcision means taking the ordinary body of a human being and transforming it into something ...

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 ...

A Flemish Baroque painting reanimates Genesis 16–21 and helps us reflect on trust, covenant and the consequences of human ...

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.

God instructed Abraham to leave his home and travel to Canaan, the Promised Land. Canaan was an ancient country close to modern-day Israel. In contrast with Abraham's home, Canaan was an arid ...

The patriarchs in the Bible were the fathers of the nation of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Through these three men, the chosen people of God would grow into a mighty nation. God also promised ...

God asked Abraham in trust to leave Ur ... God has given him material possessions and placed him on a land he promised. But Abram still has no offspring, no heir to inherit all these blessings ...

God would give him and his family a land of their own to live in. God had promised Abraham that he and his wife Sarah would have a son. When Abraham told Sarah about this she laughed because she ...