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Abraham was born when his father Terah was 70 years old. He had two brothers: Nahor and Haran. The family of Terah is a direct descendant of the Shem, whose line of ancestry can be traced all the way back to Adam and Eve. Before his circumcision, Abraham’s name was Abram. Abram married Sarai, who could not bear children. His father took his family out of Ur in Babylonia and headed for the land of …

…obey God, because you have not kept back your only son from him.” With a sigh of great relief, Abraham heard the Lord, “I promise that I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand along the seashore. Your descendants will conquer their enemies—all because you obeyed my command.” With this covenant with God, Abraham set out to Beersheba where he and his family lived.