Abraham lived in Ur first and then Haran before he was called by God. The story can be found in Genesis 11:31.
"The God of Abraham" is mentioned 37 times in the KJV.
The song is called You are the living truth. Hope that helps.
No, the Law had not yet been given. Abraham lived by faith and obeyed God.
Abraham
Abraham's name appears 230 times in the Bible, according to my concordance, both in the Old and New Testaments - he is a pretty important bloke - The father of the Jews as well as the Christians. 95 of these references refer to the life story of Abraham, plus there are another 50 references to Abram, his name before God changed it.
No, I don't believe he was, it was God who called him to leave his family. This is what I believe is stated in the Bible. It does not state that he moved about before God called him.
Abraham (or as he was called before God changed his name: Abram)
No, they are not. They are all prophets of God. Adam was the first one.
"Here I am."
Abraham
Amos was a shepherd and a tender of fig trees before being called by God to be a prophet. He lived in Tekoa, a village in Judah, near the southern border.
It is called the "Covenant"-- the promise Abraham made with God, and God made with Abraham.
God called Abraham righteous because of his faith and obedience. Abraham trusted in God's promises, demonstrated by his willingness to leave his homeland and obey God's commands, such as when he was prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac. This faith and obedience showed Abraham's righteousness before God.
Before God changed his name to Abraham, it was Abram.
God renamed him Abraham (from Abram) when he was living in Canaan (Israel).
God, Abraham and Moses are all still called by their names. Only Jacob's name was changed and he is now called Israel.
Abraham chose God before God chose him. Abraham, on his own, had rejected the idols his family and country worshiped and intuitively followed the teachings of the Torah. It's for this reason that he is considered the spiritual forefather of the Jews besides his being their ancestor.