Bible Discussion Thread

Part 2 of 4 In Genesis 12 1 thru 3, God promised to make of Abram a great nation and bless Abram and make his name great so that he will be a blessing, to bless those who bless him and curse him who curses him and all peoples on earth would be blessed through Abram. In Genesis 15 18 thru 21 God stated to give Abram descendants all the land from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates. Later, this land came to be referred to as the Promised Land or the Land of Israel. In Genesis 17 God changed Abram name to Abraham and continued with what his covenant would be in verses 9 thru 14 to make Abraham the father of many nations and of many descendants and give the whole land of Canaan to his descendants. Circumcision is to be the permanent sign of this everlasting covenant with Abraham and his male descendants and is known as the brit milah.