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Abraham's Bosom
[Bible]Abraham's bosom is the expression used for the place to which the beggar Lazarus was carried after his death in Jesus' account of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:22-23). It is commonly understood to denote the rest and comfort the righteous enjoy after death.
Wealth in the Bible
[Bible]In the Bible, the rich are people who possess great wealth. The Old Testament often portrays wealth as a blessing from God while condemning its abuse, and the New Testament repeatedly warns against a heart that trusts in riches.
Abraham
[People]Abraham is the ancestor of the people of Israel described in the Book of Genesis. He left his homeland in response to God's call, and Christians often call him "the father of faith."
Seed of Abraham
[Bible]The seed of Abraham is a biblical term for the descendants God promised to Abraham. In the Old Testament it refers to the people of Israel, descended through Isaac and Jacob. In the New Testament its meaning broadens to include Christ and those who believe in Christ.
Sarah
[People]Sarah is the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac in the Book of Genesis. Originally named Sarai, she remained childless into old age and, according to the biblical account, bore Isaac at the age of ninety in fulfillment of God's promise.
Midian (Son of Abraham)
[People]Midian was a son of Abraham and Keturah and is recorded as the ancestor of the Midianites, who appear frequently in the Old Testament (Genesis 25:2–4).
Patriarch
[Bible]The patriarchs are Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the founding ancestors of the people of Israel, together with Jacob's twelve sons. Their story is told in Genesis 12–50.
Eliezer (Servant of Abraham)
[People]Eliezer is the man of Damascus whom Abraham, while still childless, names as his heir in Genesis 15. He is commonly identified with Abraham's eldest servant, who in Genesis 24 goes to find a wife for Isaac.
Abraham Kuyper
[People]Abraham Kuyper (1837–1920) was a Dutch Reformed theologian, journalist, and statesman who founded the Free University of Amsterdam and served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1901 to 1905. He first articulated Neo-Calvinism and the concept of "sphere sovereignty."
Ur of the Chaldees
[Bible]Ur of the Chaldees is the Mesopotamian city where Abraham lived with his family before he left in obedience to God's call. It appears in Genesis and Nehemiah, and scholars disagree about its exact location.
The Burnt Offering on Mount Moriah
[Bible]The event recorded in Genesis 22 in which Abraham, at God's command, prepared to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering on a mountain in the land of Moriah, until God stopped him and provided a ram in Isaac's place.
Genesis 12:1–3
[Bible Verses]The passage in which God commands Abram to leave his country, his kindred, and his father's house, promising to make of him a great nation and to bless him. It is regarded as a turning point in salvation history, and there is debate over whether "I will bless them that bless thee" should be applied to the modern State of Israel.
Genesis 15:6
[Bible Verses]Genesis 15:6 reads, "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness." Paul cited the verse as a central basis for the doctrine of justification by faith, and the Epistle of James also quotes it, placing it at the center of debates over the relationship between faith and works.
Abrahamic Covenant
[Bible]The Abrahamic covenant is the covenant in which God promised Abraham and his descendants a great nation, land, and blessing, and declared that all the families of the earth would be blessed through him. It appears in Genesis 12–22.
Jehovah-jireh
[Bible]Jehovah-jireh is the name Abraham gave to the place on the mountain where he was about to offer Isaac, as recorded in Genesis 22:14. It means "the LORD sees" or "the LORD will provide."
Keturah
[People]Keturah was the wife Abraham took in the narrative that follows Sarah's death. She bore him six sons—Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah—whose descendants are presented as the ancestors of several eastern tribes, including the Midianites.
Lot
[People]Lot is the nephew of Abraham in the Book of Genesis. He lived in Sodom, was rescued when the city was destroyed, and is recorded as the ancestor of the Moabites and the Ammonites.
Nahor
[People]Nahor is the name of two members of Abraham's family in the Book of Genesis: Abraham's grandfather (the father of Terah) and Abraham's brother (the son of Terah).
Jokshan
[People]Jokshan was the second of the six sons born to Abraham by Keturah and the father of Sheba and Dedan. His name appears only in the genealogies of Genesis and 1 Chronicles.
Terah
[People]Terah was the father of Abraham. He led his family out of Ur of the Chaldees toward Canaan but settled in Haran, where he died (Genesis 11).