Chapters of the Bible

Abram and his nephew Lot separate due to their wealth. Lot chooses the plains near wicked Sodom, while God reaffirms His promise of the land to Abram.

Abram rescues his nephew Lot from invading kings. He is then blessed by Melchizedek, the mysterious King of Salem and priest of God Most High.

God covenants with Abram, promising descendants as numerous as the stars. Abram believes God, and it is credited to him as righteousness (justification by faith).

Impatient Sarai gives her servant Hagar to Abram to bear a child. Hagar conceives Ishmael, but the angel of the Lord promises Ishmael will be a wild man.

God changes Abram's name to Abraham and establishes circumcision as the permanent sign of His everlasting covenant with him and his descendants.

God appears to Abraham as three men and promises that Sarah will have a son. Abraham then bravely intercedes for the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Angels rescue Lot and his family from the judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot's wife looks back in disobedience and turns into a pillar of salt.

Abraham lies again about his wife Sarah to King Abimelech. God intervenes in a dream, protecting Sarah and ensuring Abraham's lie does not ruin God's covenant.

Isaac (meaning "laughter") is born to 100-year-old Abraham. Sarah later insists that Hagar and Ishmael be sent away, and God promises to care for Ishmael.

God tests Abraham by commanding him to sacrifice his son, Isaac. Abraham's obedience is proven, and God provides a ram substitute, reaffirming the covenant.

Sarah dies at 127. Abraham purchases the Cave of Machpelah from the sons of Heth, establishing the first piece of the Promised Land that he legally owns.

Abraham sends his servant to Mesopotamia to find a wife for his son Isaac. The servant meets Rebekah, who agrees to the marriage, fulfilling God's guidance.