Genesis 12, 13, and 14

After the introduction of chapter 11, we are given the beginning of the history of Abraham which will continue on into chap­ter 25. Chapter 12 begins with the calling of Abram. This is evidently the second rendi­tion of the calling. The first had been given in Ur with the result that Abram and his fathers house had moved to Haran. This calling, given after the death of Abram’s father Terah, served to separate him even more from his past life and environment, this time even from his own family,...