Through sacrifice and unwavering faith, Abraham’s covenant with God prefigures the greater fulfillment in Christ, as depicted in sacred art through the ages.

Pieter Lastman’s 1614 painting captures the biblical moment when Abraham leaves everything behind to follow God’s call.

Where does this idea come from? As you mentioned, the Bible says that Abraham is circumcised. Cohen: Yes. Genesis 17 is the chapter that spells out, repeatedly, that circumcision is the sign of ...

The story of Abraham can be found in the Book of Genesis - the first book in the Christian Bible and in the Torah of Judaism. Abraham was first known as Abram but when he followed God, he had his ...

In the language of the Bible it denotes the agreement ... The pact between God and Abraham was sealed by the circumcision (Genesis 17); the pact between God and the Jewish people, by the ...

And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of ...

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. Genesis 22:14 The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.

I will make of you a great nation, And I will bless you.’ — Genesis 12:1-2 In return, God promised Abraham that he and his wife Sarah would be given something that they had longed for - a child.