Genesis 20

Genesis 20 Abraham and Sarah move to Gerar. Abraham starts passing Sarah off as his sister… AGAIN? Anyone remember Gen 12? Here is the SIR post for that one. Being his “sister”, the king, Abimelek, takes her. Didn’t Abraham learn the first time?  What the heck did he think was going to happen this time? Maybe he …

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Genesis 18

Genesis 18 3 men, somehow connected to the Lord, but not clearly, show up in front of Abraham and he rushes about to take care of them.  He orders Sarah to make some bread, he has a boy kill a calf, and got some other stuff. One of the visitors mentions that Sarah will have a …

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Genesis 17

Genesis 17 After 13 years, God appears to Abram again. This time he has even MORE promises, but an interesting requirement. God says Abram is now to be called Abraham, which apparently means “father of many”. He tells Abram that his descendants will inherit all of Canaan, where he’s living now, and that his descendants will be  many.  That is …

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