Abram Wife Research Paper

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Egyptians would kill him, so he deceived them by saying Sarai was his wife. Although God promised Abram God would make him a Great nation.
Terah the sixth “toledoth” (dCW Lecture# 7) was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran who was the father of lot (Genesis 11:28 The New Jerusalem Bible). Haran died in his native land Ur of the Chalaeans in the present of his father Terah (NJG, p. 30); so that left Treah with Abram and Nahor who both were married, but Sarai Abram wife was barren (NJG, p. 30). However before Terah there were 11 “toledoth” Adam, Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japeth (dCW Lecture# &).

Although Abram wife did not have any children, God promised Abram that God would make Abram a nation great, God said, “leave your country, your kindred and your father’s house for a country which I shall show you; and I …show more content…

Jacob was determined to be blessed know matter how he obtained it. Before he wrestled at the Jabbok River with God or Gods messenger for a blessing; Jacob fraud Esau his oldest brother on two occasions, once for Esau birthrights and next for Esau blessing from their father Isaac (NJB, p. 49). Now Jacob who has already scammed his way into the rights and blessings of his older brother Esau finds his self alone at the Jabbok River wrestling with the angel of God not his bother Esau or his self, but a messenger of God.
Jacob the trickster was always trying to swindle his way into a blessing. One time when Esau returned from an exhausting trip he asked Jacob for something to eat, and Jacob replied, “First give me your birthright in exchange” (NJB, p.46) Then Jacob said, “First give me your oath” Esau gave him his oath and sold his birthright to Jacob (NJB, p. 46). In this passage it could be said that Esau gave up his birthright for something to eat or did Jacob already know the serveries of Esau’s hunger before he came and planned the event; like how he and his mother Rebekah tricked Isaac (NJB,

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