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Genesis 12:1 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Genesis 12:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 12 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
The Call of Abram
“Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:”
Genesis 12:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 12:1
Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy fa... This passage is part of the Abrahamic narratives which shift from universal human history to God's particular covenant people. The Abraham cycle (Genesis 12-25) demonstrates God's sovereign election, covenant faithfulness, and the development of faith through testing and promise fulfillment.Central themes include God's unconditional covenant promises (land, descendants, blessing to nations), the call to faith and obedience, the testing of faith through delays and impossibilities, the contras...
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Cross-References for Genesis 12:1
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“Abraham”
“who did choose Abram”
“Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,,And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,,,,,,,,,”
“and to Sarah who bore you; for when he was but one I called him”
“Thus says Yahweh”
“Lot the son of Haran”
“I am Yahweh who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it.”
“they who inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak”
“'Come out from among them, and be separate,' says the Lord. 'Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.{Isaiah 52:11; Ezekiel 20:34,41},Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.,,,,,,,,”