Topical Bible: Abraham: Canaan Given To

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Introduction:
Abraham, originally named Abram, is a central figure in the Bible, revered as the patriarch of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Edomites, and Midianites. His journey of faith and obedience to God is foundational to the narrative of the Hebrew Scriptures. One of the pivotal moments in Abraham's life is God's promise to give the land of Canaan to him and his descendants.

Divine Promise:
The promise of Canaan to Abraham is first introduced in Genesis 12:1-3, where God calls Abram to leave his country and go to a land that He will show him. This initial call includes the promise of making Abram into a great nation and blessing all the families of the earth through him.

In Genesis 12:7 , the promise is reiterated more specifically: "The LORD appeared to Abram and said, 'To your offspring I will give this land.' So he built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him." This marks the first explicit mention of the land being given to Abram's descendants.

Covenant Confirmation:
The promise is further confirmed in Genesis 13:14-17 , after Abram and Lot separate: "The LORD said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, 'Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west. For all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever. I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.'"

The covenant is solemnized in Genesis 15, where God makes a formal covenant with Abram. In Genesis 15:18-21 , God specifies the boundaries of the land: "On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, 'To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.'"

Name Change and Covenant of Circumcision:
In Genesis 17, God changes Abram's name to Abraham, meaning "father of many nations," and reiterates the promise of the land. Genesis 17:8 states: "And to you and your descendants I will give the land of your sojourn—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God."

Test of Faith:
Abraham's faith is tested in Genesis 22, where God commands him to sacrifice his son Isaac. After Abraham demonstrates his obedience, God reaffirms His promise in Genesis 22:17-18 : "I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice."

Legacy:
The promise of Canaan to Abraham is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, serving as a foundation for the Israelites' claim to the land. It is referenced in various books, including Exodus, Deuteronomy, and Joshua, as the Israelites journey to and eventually settle in the Promised Land. Abraham's faith and the divine promise of Canaan are central to the identity and history of the Israelite people.

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Genesis 12:1,7
Now the LORD had said to Abram, Get you out of your country, and from your kindred, and from your father's house, to a land that I will show you:
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Genesis 15:7-21
And he said to him, I am the LORD that brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it.
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Ezekiel 33:24
Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.
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The Illusiveness of Life.
... Now the surprising point is that Abraham, deceived, as you ... its fulfilment; he did
not look for Canaan, but for ... the sense in which they seem to have been given. ...
/.../robertson/sermons preached at brighton/vi the illusiveness of life.htm

From Abraham to Egypt.
... (10) Abraham and Ishmael ... experiences as a fugitive and his roll and settlement in
Canaan, chs.28 ... In this section we have given us, in brief form, the career of ...
/.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter iv from abraham to.htm

Abraham's Faith
... the people of Canaan; and Abraham was to go wandering about a sojourner, as the
text says, in this very land of promise which God had given him, without ever ...
/.../kingsley/twenty-five village sermons/sermon xii abrahams faith.htm

Here Followeth the Life of Abraham
... say on, and he said: I am servant of Abraham, and God ... a son in her old age, and he
hath given to him ... son Isaac have no wife of the daughters of Canaan in whose ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/here followeth the life of.htm

Abraham --The Father of the Faithful.
... another altar to the Lord, who had given him all ... There were warlike people in Canaan,
and once when they ... and God changed Abram's name to Abraham, which means ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter iii abrahamthe father of.htm

From the Flood to Abraham
... already to be seen before Abraham visited that ... the road between Egypt and Babylon,
passing through Canaan. ... these caravans were protected and given safe passage ...
/.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter iii from the flood.htm

What is Meant by Abraham's Marrying Keturah after Sarah's Death.
... is given to Abraham, it is written. "And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian,
her handmaid, after Abraham had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 34 what is meant by.htm

Of the Meaning of the Sacrifice Abraham was Commanded to Offer ...
... people, to which that land was to be given, there would be ... And then the covenant
made with Abraham particularly sets forth the land of Canaan, and names ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 24 of the meaning of.htm

The Kingdom Given to the Saints at the Resurrection of the Just.
... from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage ... covenant with them, to give
them the Canaan;" for, he ... Ben Israel says: "It is plain that Abraham and the ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the kingdom given to the.htm

Of God's Attestation to Abraham, by which He Assures Him, when Now ...
... The laughter of Abraham is the exultation of one who rejoices, not ... thou art a stranger,
all the land of Canaan, for an ... The passage is given in full by Augustin ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 26 of gods attestation to.htm