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  • He was persecuted and endangered by Nimrod for speaking against idolatry.
  • His wife, Sarah, was abducted by Pharaoh (Genesis ch.12) and later by Avimelekh the Philistine (Genesis ch.20).
  • He was compelled to go into battle to rescue his nephew (Genesis ch.14).
  • He was tested by God to see whom he loved more: his son Isaac, or God (Genesis ch.22).
  • His wife Sarah was barren for many decades (Genesis ch.11, 15 and 16).
  • Until he built up a circle of disciples, he was alone as a monotheist in a sea of idolaters.
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