in the year that never existed.
Abraham was not yet born.
God chose Abraham because of his faith and obedience. Abraham demonstrated unwavering trust in God and was willing to follow His commands, making him a suitable vessel for God's plan to establish a covenant with his descendants.
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God chose Abraham to be the father of many nations because of his faith and obedience. Abraham demonstrated unwavering trust in God and followed His commands, making him a suitable vessel for God's plan to bless all nations through his descendants.
Abraham did not choose to become the father of all nations himself; when he turned 99 God had given him that name.
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.
Jewish scripture and tradition holds that it was Abraham, around 2000 BCE.
It is called the "Covenant"-- the promise Abraham made with God, and God made with Abraham.
God chose Abraham because of God saw Abraham was worthy of a blessing and he had a clean heart.
In Genesis 15: we are told of the covenant God made with Abram (Abraham). The animals involved were 1 three year old heifer, a three year old goat, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
God didn't promise Abraham anything. God just told him to sacrifice his son Isaac and Abraham, being obedient to God, was going to do what God told him to do. That is until God stopped him. God was seeing if Abraham would still be willing to obey God even if it meant killing his only son.
Abraham was chosen by God because of his faith and obedience. God saw that Abraham would trust Him and follow His commands, making him a suitable vessel to carry out God's plan for the world.