The OT patriarch born in Ur and called by God to live in Canaan. God promised to make his descendants into a great nation, a promise fulfilled initially in Israel, and subsequently in the Christian church. His trust in God is seen as exemplary by NT writers.
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Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.