And the New Testament (e.g., Hebrews 11:8-10) will repeatedly return to the covenant God made with Abraham as “our father in faith” (First Eucharistic Prayer). Covenants (berith ...

Abraham is an important figure in Christianity, Islam and Judaism. 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.

God made covenants with Adam, Noah, Moses, Abraham, and David. But the greatest covenant of all, foreshadowed in these covenants is the New Covenant. Jesus Himself became the “Lamb slain before ...

Most of us have had “too good to be true” moments both in our “regular” lives and in our relationship with God, when the ...

In the Canticle of Zechariah, this is made clear. God has promised to be “mindful of his holy covenant and of the oath he swore to Abraham our father …” (Luke 2:72-73). The amazing thing is ...

Christian theology has long recognized these “visitors” as the Triune God and seen in this passage one of the first allusions ...

Child of God, like Abraham your own descendants will be ... On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I GIVE this land, from the river of Egypt to the great ...

Led by God from Mesopotamia to the land of Canaan, Abraham entered into a covenant with the Lord that, once fulfilled, would see him father a great nation of kings.

Abraham is believed to be the founder of Judaism and he made a covenant with God, which still exists for Jews today. Additionally, Abraham sealed the covenant with circumcision, which is an ...