The Call Of Abram To Leave His Country
Stephen's defense began with this foundational moment: Yahweh appeared to Abram in Ur of the Chaldeans, commanding him to leave his country, his relatives, and his father's house to go to a land that God would show him. Abram's obedience to this terrifying call to step into the unknown initiated the entire redemptive history of Israel.
"Go forth from your land, And from your relatives And from your father’s house, To the land which I will show you..."
— Genesis 12:1
— Genesis 12:1
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Abram's departure from Mesopotamia is the starting point of the Abrahamic Covenant.
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