Genesis 12
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Genesis 12 is a pivotal Old Testament chapter that recounts God’s call and promises to Abram, marking the beginning of the Abrahamic covenant and the formation of Israel’s ancestral line.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible chapter
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Book of Genesis chapter ⓘ Old Testament chapter ⓘ |
| chapterNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| containsDivineSpeech | God’s call to Abram ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
Abram’s deception about Sarai in Egypt
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Abram’s journey to Egypt ⓘ Abram’s migration to Canaan ⓘ Call of Abram NERFINISHED ⓘ God’s plagues on Pharaoh’s household ⓘ |
| containsPromise |
Promise that Abram will be a blessing
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Promise that all families of the earth will be blessed in Abram ⓘ Promise to bless Abram ⓘ Promise to bless those who bless Abram ⓘ Promise to curse those who curse Abram ⓘ Promise to give the land of Canaan to Abram’s offspring ⓘ Promise to make Abram a great nation ⓘ Promise to make Abram’s name great ⓘ |
| followedBy | Genesis 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Genesis 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
Beginning of the patriarchal narratives
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Foundational text for Israel’s ancestral line ⓘ |
| mentions |
Lot
NERFINISHED
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Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ Sarai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Ur to Haran to Canaan to Egypt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Genesis
NERFINISHED
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Christian Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
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| primaryHumanSubject | Abram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordsAction |
Abram asks Sarai to say she is his sister
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Abram builds an altar at Shechem ⓘ Abram builds an altar between Bethel and Ai NERFINISHED ⓘ Abram calls on the name of the LORD ⓘ Abram goes down to Egypt because of famine ⓘ Abram leaves Haran at age seventy-five ⓘ Abram takes Sarai and Lot with him ⓘ Pharaoh rebukes Abram ⓘ Pharaoh sends Abram away with his possessions NERFINISHED ⓘ Pharaoh takes Sarai into his house ⓘ The LORD afflicts Pharaoh’s house with plagues ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
Foundational for Christian theology of faith and promise
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Foundational for Jewish understanding of Abraham ⓘ Important for Islamic views of Ibrahim through shared Abrahamic tradition ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Beginning of the Abrahamic covenant
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Blessing to the nations ⓘ Divine election of Abram ⓘ Faith and obedience ⓘ Promise of land ⓘ Promise of nationhood ⓘ |
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