Call of Abraham

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The Call of Abraham is the biblical event in which God summons Abram to leave his homeland, promising to make him the father of a great nation and a source of blessing for all peoples.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Testament narrative
biblical event
associatedFigure Lot
Sarai
Terah
canonicalStatus foundational story of Israel
chronologicalPlacement early Genesis patriarchal period
commandContent leave your country
leave your father’s house
leave your kindred
covenantalTheme Abrahamic covenant
culturalImpact shapes concepts of vocation and calling in Abrahamic religions
destinationRegion Canaan
Canaan
surface form: land of Canaan
divineAgent God
ethicalTheme leaving homeland for divine mission
initiates history of Israel
story of the patriarchs
interpretationInChristianity example of justification by faith
interpretationInIslam beginning of Abraham’s role as prophet
interpretationInJudaism origin of the Jewish people
literaryFunction transition from primeval history to patriarchal history
locationLeft Haran
Ur of the Chaldeans
primaryFigure Abraham
Abram
promiseContent I will bless you
I will make of you a great nation
I will make your name great
in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed
you shall be a blessing
promiseScope universal blessing for all peoples
relatedEvent Abrahamic covenant
Binding of Isaac
Promise of Isaac
religiousTradition Christianity
Islam
Judaism
scripturalBook Book of Genesis
scripturalChapter Genesis 12
scripturalContext Patriarchal narratives
scripturalGenre narrative
scripturalLanguageOriginal Hebrew
surface form: Biblical Hebrew
theologicalTheme divine election
faith
obedience
promise

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Book of Genesis containsNarrative Call of Abraham