Bible History
Picture Study Bible with Maps and Background Information
14. when Abram was come into Egypt--It appears from the monuments of that country that at the time of Abram's visit a monarchy had existed for several centuries. The seat of government was in the Delta, the most northern part of the country, the very quarter in which Abram must have arrived. They were a race of shepherd-kings, in close alliance with the people of Canaan.
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Brief Summary: God makes a covenant with Abram, Abram shall become a great nation, His seed shall bless all the families of the earth, Abram leaves his homeland in Ur of the Chaldees and travels to Haran and then sojourns in the land of Canaan, because of a great famine Abram goes down into Egypt, Abram and Sarai are tested in Pharaoh's court.
Genesis Chapter 12
Genesis 12:3 - And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Outline
The Call of Abram (Genesis 12:1)
The Covenant with Abram (Genesis 12:2-4)
Abram in Canaan (Genesis 12:5-9)
Abram in Egypt (Genesis 12:10-20)
Summary
1 God Calleth Abram, And Blesseth Him With A Promise Of
Christ.
4 He Departeth With Sarai and Lot From Haran.
6 He Journeyeth Through Canaan,
7 Abram Promised Again In A Vision.
10 He Is Driven By A Famine Into Egypt.
11 Fear Maketh Him Lie Making His Wife To Be His Sister.
14 Pharaoh, Took Sarai, By Plagues He Is Compelled To Restore
Her.
Abraham and his family leave Ur of
the Chaldees to obey God's command.
Painting of Abram's Journey to
Canaan by Gustave Dore
Topics for Bible Study
Ur of the Chaldees
Ancient Ziggurats - Background Bible Study
The Fertile Crescent
Abram's Journey
Haran
Lot
Sarai
The Land of Canaan
The Canaanite
~ Shechem ~
The Plain of Moreh
Abram Builds an Altar
Ancient Altars - Background Bible Study
Abram Calls Upon the Name of the LORD
Sojourn
Abram's Descendants
Bethel
Egypt
Abram's Sister
Famine in Canaan
Harems
Reconstruction - The Ziggurat of Ur
The Great Ziggurat at Ur in the
time of Abraham
Historical Background
God makes a
covenant with Abram, Abram shall become a great nation, His seed
shall bless all the families of the earth, Abram leaves his
homeland in Ur of the Chaldees and travels to Haran and then
sojourns in the land of Canaan, because of a great famine Abram
goes down into Egypt, Abram and Sarai are tested in Pharaoh's
court.
Quick Reference Map
Map of Ur of the Chaldees
(Click to Enlarge)
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The Standard of Ur |
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This royal standard of ancient Ur of the Chaldees was carried on a pole around 2600 BC. There are scenes of war and scenes of peace. |
Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
Ancient Customs
Ziggurats
Altars
Sojourning
Famine
Harems
Ancient People
Lot
Sarai
The Canaanite
Abram
Quick Reference Map
Map of Egyptian Kingdom
(Click to Enlarge)
Geography
Ur of the Chaldees
The Fertile Crescent
Haran
The Land of Canaan
Shechem
The Plain of Moreh
Bethel
Egypt
Maps
Map of the Table of Nations
Map of the Ancient Fertile Crescent (2500 B.C.)
Map of Ancient
Mesopotamia
Map of the Giants and Early Inhabitants of Ancient Israel
Map of the Canaanite Nations
Map of the World of Abraham
Map of the Journeys of Abraham
Map of the Journey of Abraham
The Journey of Abram from Ur to Haran to Canaan to Egypt
Clothing in the Time of Abraham
This is how a man or a patriarch would have dressed in ancient
times about the time of Abraham which was around 1800 BC. From
inside to out he wore an under garment which was bound by a
girdle.
Map of the World of Abraham
The World of Abraham, the first Hebrew
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Carving of an Ancient Canaanite |
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This wall relief from Egypt reveals an image of an ancient Canaanite. The Bible reveals that Canaan was the fourth son of Ham and brother of Mizraim, who is Egypt. It was Canaan, the grandson of Noah who Noah had cursed in Genesis 9:25. The descendants of Canaan are listed in Genesis 10:15-19. The Canaanites actually became a general term for "all the inhabitants" of the land of ancient Israel, and especially to the tribe who dwelt west of the Dead Sea and had conquered the whole area east of the Jordan River. |
Genesis 10:15-19 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
The Old Testament
Genesis Resources
Creation
Adam and Eve
The
Flood
The Tower of Babel
Abraham the First Hebrew
Isaac, Son of Promise
Jacob
and the 12 Tribes
Joseph
and Egypt
