Tosin badmus biography of abraham

Ancestry and family life : Abraham was the tenth generation from Noah. He was descended from Shem and his father was Terah. Abram had two brothers and married his half-sister, Sarai.

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Abraham was quite wealthy and had many servants. Abraham is the ancestor of the Hebrews, Arabs, Edomites, and many other tribes like the Midianites. When and where he lived : Originally, Abraham was from Ur of the Chaldeans. This was where God originally called Abram Acts This was a prosperous and advanced pagan center of southern Mesopotamia km SE of Baghdad.

A great ziggurat was built there, which Abraham probably would have seen. On the way to Canaan also a center of idolatry , Abraham and his family stopped at Haran for a while. Finally, they arrived in Canaan, where Abraham sojourned the rest of his life.

Prior to his conversion, Abraham was a worshiper of idols (Josh.

The route from Ur to Canaan was about km. Training and occupation : Some scholars believe that Abraham was a merchant. He evidently had great wealth. He was probably familiar with shepherding since he had many flocks and herds Genesis