A Flemish Baroque painting reanimates Genesis 16–21 and helps us reflect on trust, covenant and the consequences of human ...

OLD TESTAMENT & ART: Pieter Lastman’s 1614 painting captures the biblical moment when Abraham leaves everything behind to follow God’s call. Pieter Lastman, “Abraham on the Way to Canaan ...

However, God called Abraham to follow him and reject the gods of the people of Ur. When God called Abraham, he made a special promise with him called a covenant. A covenant is a two-sided promise ...

To understand Abraham properly, one needs to understand the centrality of God’s covenant with Abraham. As the Fourth Eucharistic Prayer tells us, “Again and again [God] offered a covenant to ...

Abraham just left his homeland and trusted ... I told them I would never forget them and that I would always love them. God called us to a small church in Melrose. They really are a great group ...

And in that trust, Scripture says, "It was credited to him as righteousness-and Abraham was called God's friend." (James 2:23) When God called, Abraham obeyed. He journeyed far-through unknown ...

Abraham was the founder of Judaism and was the first to make a covenant with God. The first part of the covenant is known as the promised land and can be found in Genesis 12:1, where Abraham is ...

God instructed Abraham to leave his home and travel to Canaan, the Promised Land. Canaan was an ancient country close to modern-day Israel. In contrast with Abraham's home, Canaan was an arid ...