Thy kindred - Nahor and the different branches of the family of Terah, Abram and Lot excepted. This call Abram obeyed, still not knowing whither he was going, but trusting implicitly to the Divine guidance." A third condition is also annexed to the latter, that Abram shall now separate himself from his father's house, or leave his brother Nahor's family behind at Charran. Hales, "more carefully translated from the originals, is obvious: in the former the land is indefinite, which was designed only for a temporary residence in the latter it is definite, intimating his abode. Hence it is evident that God had called Abram before he came to Haran or Charran." The SECOND CALL is recorded only in this chapter: "The Lord said (not HAD said) unto Abram, Depart from thy land, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto THE LAND, הארץ HA- arets, (Septuagint, Την γην), which I will show thee." "The difference of the two calls," says Dr. Hales, in his Chronology, contends for two calls: "The first," says he, "is omitted in the Old Testament, but is particularly recorded in the New, Acts 7:2-4: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was (at Ur of the Chaldees) in Mesopotamia, BEFORE HE DWELT IN CHARRAN and said unto him, Depart from thy land, and from thy kindred, and come into the land (γην, a land) which I will show thee. While resting at Haran, on their road to Canaan, Terah died, Genesis 11:32 and then God repeats his call to Abram, and orders him to proceed to Canaan, Genesis 12:1.ĭr. This was, no doubt, in consequence of some Divine admonition. At the conclusion of the preceding chapter, Genesis 11:31, we find Terah and all his family leaving Ur of the Chaldees, in order to go to Canaan. Get thee out of thy country - There is great dissension between commentators concerning the call of Abram some supposing he had two distinct calls, others that he had but one. Dictionaries: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abraham Sarah Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abraham Aram Blessing Church Circumcision Covenant Election Exodus, book of Genesis Israel Laban Lot Pentateuch Promise Quotations Race Revelation Sarah Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Abraham Blessedness Death, Mortality Disciple, Discipleship Exaltation Family Life and Relations Forgiveness Legalism Matthew, Theology of Messiah Miracle Neighbor Numbers, Theology of Obadiah, Theology of Paul the Apostle Providence of God Resurrection Salvation Samuel, First and Second, Theology of Sanctification Work Worship Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Self-Denial Easton Bible Dictionary - Abraham Church Prophecy Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abraham House Ruth Stephen Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of Creation Dispensation Divine Retribution Election Genesis Hope Justification Mission(s) People of God Prayer Promise Revelation of God Time, Meaning of Ur Vision Wealth and Materialism Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abraham Genesis Idolatry Mediator, Mediation Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Call, Called, Calling Quotations Travel (2) Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abraham The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Lot Mount gerizim People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jew Moreh
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