Covenant with Abraham
In Judaism, Widely regarded as the father of Christians, Jews and Muslims. He was the first person to teach that there is only one God. His story is told in the biblical book of Genesis and also in the Qur’an, where he is named Ibrahim. is known as the founder or first The male head of a family or group., which means that Jewish people strive to follow his example. He was the first Jewish Someone believed to give messages from God. and took God’s message to the people. It was through Abraham that the idea of the The land promised by God to Abraham (Genesis 15:18), Moses, and the Israelites. Also known as the Land of Israel., or a homeland for Jewish people, was revealed.
God speaks to Abraham
God made a covenant (sacred agreement) with Abraham. He was born in the city of Ur Kasdim (located in the country now called Iraq) at a time when worshipping The worship of an idol, object or person instead of God. was common. The Book of The first book of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) describing the origins of humanity and humans’ relationship with God. says that God spoke to Abraham in a vision, saying:
Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.’
God instructed Abraham to leave his home and travel to Canaan, the Promised Land, which is today known as Israel. God asked Abraham to follow his rules and be a good example to others.
In return, God promised to give Abraham and his wife Sarah the child they both longed for, and to name their descendants as his chosen people. Abraham agreed that he and his descendants would obey and worship God and lead by example.