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Genesis 12: 1-3 Research Paper

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This calling becomes more “real” after the Lord made eight declarations about what He is going to do to Abraham’s life and his future. In Genesis 12:1-3, God declared eight promises to Abraham: 1) the Lord will give him “the Land”, 2) He will make Abraham into a great nation, 3) He will bless Abraham, 4) He will make Abrahams name great, 5) Abraham will become a blessing, 6) He will bless those who bless Abraham, 7) He will curse whoever curses Abram and 8) all peoples on earth will be blessed through Him. There were five times the Hebrew root בָּרַך (barak, “to bless”) got used in these verses; it means that these declarations filled with no other than just God’s blessings to Abraham. All these promises are pivotal because it stated the

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