To understand Abraham properly, one needs to understand the centrality of God’s covenant with Abraham. As the Fourth Eucharistic Prayer tells us, “Again and again [God] offered a covenant to ...

Most of us have had “too good to be true” moments both in our “regular” lives and in our relationship with God, when the ...

Abraham is an important figure in Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The story of Abraham can be found in the Book of Genesis - the first book in the Christian Bible and in the Torah of Judaism.

Christian theology has long recognized these “visitors” as the Triune God and seen in this passage one of the first allusions ...

Abraham was the founder of Judaism and was the first to make a covenant with God. The first part of the covenant is known as the promised land and can be found in Genesis 12:1, where Abraham is ...

Abraham directed Eliezer to hold the site of his circumcision, a physical manifestation of his covenant with God. This action was deeply significant to Abraham, as circumcision symbolized the ...

God made covenants with Adam, Noah, Moses, Abraham, and David ... upholding their part of the contract or covenant. Jesus gave us a model at His last Passover meal with His disciples right ...

At the Last Supper, Jesus “…took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.’ And likewise ...

When we pass God’s test (although – again – only by the grace of God), God is pleased with us, as He was with Abraham. God said: “now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not ...

The term covenant refers to a promise or agreement which is made between two people or groups of people. Judasim teaches that covenants were made between God and Noah, Abraham and Moses.

Eliezer devises a test asking God to let the woman who offers water to him and his camels be the ... Together, the approaches of Abraham and Rebecca illustrate that the covenant demands more ...

Abraham agreed that he and his descendants would obey and worship God and lead by example. Key fact Jews believe that God and Abraham entered into a covenant in which God promised many descendants ...