“Hebrew” (Gen. 14:13). All Jews trace their ancestry to Abraham as father of the Hebrew nation.1 Accordingly, the Lord proclaimed through his prophet, “Look to the rock from which you were cut … look to Abraham, your father” (Isa. 51:1–2). Genesis 12 records the call of Abraham. God told him that his offspring would inherit the land of Canaan (v. 7; cf. 13:15; 17:8) and that he would have numerous descendants (12:2; cf. 13:16; 15:5). God also promised Abraham, “all peoples on earth will be blessed through
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