The last thirty-nine chapters concern themselves with Abram and his seed, covering some 350 years. In other words, God gave us more detail about Abraham than about the origin of the universe! 2. Abram was born and raised in the city of Ur of the Chaldees. Ur was a seaport on the Persian Gulf, at the mouth of the Euphrates River, some twelve miles from the traditional site of the Garden of Eden. But preceding the time of Abram, it was the most magnificent city in all the world: a center of manufacturing,