“A man who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshkoland Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram.”-Genesis 14:13 Did you know the first time we encounter the word “Hebrew” is in Genesis 14:13 (copied above)? […]
DAY 17: Was Melchizedek Actually Shem, One Of The Sons Of Noah?
After peaceful old Abraham returned to the land of Canaan, he suddenly found himself having to take up the mantle of a warrior leader. What happened was that several city-state rulers descended from an area east of Canaan and decided to wage war against five Canaanite kings in the region where Abraham was living. Now […]
DAY 16: The Chief God In The Land Of Canaan Was Baal
Compared to the Fertile Crescent from where Abraham hailed, life was rough in the land of Canaan. Why? Because being able to survive was directly connected to the soil. This means everything depended on the rainfall which sometimes came and sometimes didn’t. Minus the rain, there could be no crops or land that could be […]
DAY 15: The Exact Place Where God Told Abraham ‘To Your Seed I Will Give This Land’ Is Disputed Territory
We are continuing our high level review of the Torah currently focusing on the character of Abraham. Per God’s command, when Abraham left his hometown to head towards Canaan the first place he stopped at was a place called Shechem. Today, Shechem is one of the cities of dispute located in the West Bank of […]
DAY 14: If Abraham’s Line Is From Shem, Why Was He Considered An Amorite Who Descended From Ham?
It’s important to not forget that the blessings and curses Noah pronounced upon his three sons Shem, Japheth and Ham were all prophetic in nature. Many years after the incident of Noah getting drunk and being humiliated by his son Ham, Ham’s son Canaan departed from the home of his father and settled in that […]
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