... Abraham prior to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. God, you will remember, clearly wants Abraham's wisdom before he decides what to do. When God's two companions leave, God stays behind. Most of our Bible translations tell us that ...

... Abraham remained standing before the LORD. Then Abraham approached him and said: 'Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked? What if there are fifty righteous in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place ...

... Abraham and his family followed the local social practices. When Sarah, for example, gives Abraham her maidservant Hagar so that he may have a child, she follow s the documented ease of a Hurrian named Shennima and his wife Gilim- ninu ...

... Abraham what I am about to do? Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. 19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to ...

... Abraham. The reason he gives (18) is vitally important. God reminds himself that this Abraham is no ordinary fellow - not even just a very generous host with a good cook for a wife. He is the unique, key figure in God's plan for all the ...

... Abraham's two wives, Hagar and Sarah, is allegorised to illustrate the tensions between the Jewish legalists and the Christians in Galatia. The religious Jews insisted that their racial descent from Abraham gave them certain privileges ...

... Abraham is called to slay his son is often interpreted as 'only' a test: obedience is required while sacrifice is not. Abraham is faithful. God is satisfied. Life goes on. With the help of the Babel narrative, however, I want to propose ...

... Abraham was sentenced to juvenile detention with the expectation that he would be released when he turned 21. "Show us all that you have become a caring, productive member of society," said * Nathaniel Abraham walks out of the ...

Abraham suffered himself to be welcomed like a millionaire at a bootblacks' convention. He acted kindly; but reservedly. He felt out of place. He decided to sell himself as dearly as possible and slunk into his arctic shell like a polar ...

... Abraham into working. "You ready to roll on this painting?" he asks. Abraham mumbles something, and Richards hands him a brush. "Let's go; get going." Abraham is watched during the day by Deborah Morris, who is both city-appointed home ...