Abraham is a very important figure in the Bible. He is a very important figure in our world today. When I think of Abraham, I think of a journeying man. I think: “He set out in faith.” One of the most ...
IN UNIT 11, on the other hand, Lot is miraculously saved by messengers sent by God. We might infer from the text that Abraham’s close relationship with God was responsible for God’s intervention, but ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Nearly everyone has heard of Lot. Not because of who Lot was, or anything he did, but because of the stupendous manner of the passing of his wife. As we know, she looked back on her ...
This Sunday’s readings present themes of persistence and inquiry. In last Sunday’s readings from Scripture, the first reading introduced Abraham, who entertained divine visitors stopping to rest ...
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In the Hebrew Bible, Abraham is the first person to be called a Prophet (Genesis 20:7); and the first to be described as a “Hebrew” (Genesis 14:13). The term Hebrew comes from the verb ‘to go over a ...
Abraham is a very important figure in the Bible. He is a very important figure in our world today. When I think of Abraham, I think of a journeying man. I think: “He set out in faith.” One of the most ...