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Abraham and Isaac

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Abraham lives in Ur

Abraham born

Abraham called to Canaan

Ziggurat at Ur

Ur was rediscovered around 1850 by archaeologist Leonard Woolley. 

A ziggurat was being excavated when an inscription was found that said, “This was at Ur.”

Abraham Called

Abraham Goes

Abram, Lot, Sarah & Haran

Haran dies

They Go To Canaan

God Promises Canaan

God Promises Children

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's descendants, heirs according to promise.

Galatians 3:29

Abraham meets King of Salem

According to some Jewish traditions, Shem is believed to have been Melchizedek, King of Salem whom Abraham is recorded to have met

after the battle of the four kings. Shem was around 200 years of Abrahams life.

Sarah and Abraham

Sarah has Isaac

Many Other Stories

God Requires a Sacrifice

Was this inspired by Abraham’s Sacrifice?

Archaeologist Leonard Woolley also found the “ram caught in

the thicket.” It was made out of gold and silver. From an

inscription a date of 2500 BC could be determined.

Sarah dies 127 years old

Isaac and Rebekah married.

Isaac was 40 when Shem died at the age of 600.

Twin sons, Esau and

Jacob, were born to Isaac and Rebekah.

Abraham died at the age of 175. (1821 B.C.)

Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of lentils.

Jacob moved to Mesopotamia.

Jacob married both Leah and Rachel.

The 12 Sons of Israel (Jacob)

Leah

4.Judah

5.Issachar

6.Zebulun

1. Rueben

2. Simeon

3. Levi

Bilhah

8. Naphatali

7.Dan

Zilpah

9.Gad

10.Asher

Rachel

Joseph

Benjamin

Jacob Returns to Cannan

He began his journey. On the way he wrestled with an angel who changed his name to "Israel."

Call me Israel

Isaac died at the age of 180. (1716 B.C.)