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Abraham was not the only one. For example, Noah offered a thank-offering to God on leaving the Ark after the Flood:-

Gen 8:20-21

And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour;....

(God likes the smell of barbecues.)

Sacrifices were commanded to be done at particular times and seasons:-

Num 28:2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto mein their due season.

Sacrifices could also be done any time. There were sacrifices for sin, but there were also sacrifices for offering thanks to God. In this case, God has promised Abraham, (a wandering nomad with barren wife and hence no children) much land for perpetuity and also many descendants: Abraham was grateful, and voluntarily giving a thank-offering to God:-

Gen 13:14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

Gen 13:15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

Gen 13:16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

Gen 13:17 Arise, walk through the landin the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.

Gen 13:18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.

Abraham built another alter :-

Gen 22:1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt [ Note:-If you fail a test, you are tempted, but if you pass it you have been tested.] Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

Gen 22:2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

Gen 22:3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

Gen 22:4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

Gen 22:5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship,and come again to you.

Gen 22:6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

Gen 22:7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

Gen 22:8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

Gen 22:9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

Gen 22:10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

Gen 22:11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

Gen 22:12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

Gen 22:13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

Gen 22:14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

Gen 22:15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

Gen 22:16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

Gen 22:17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

Gen 22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Abraham offered this sacrifice in faith because he knewthat either Isaac would be resurrected if killed as a sacrifice, or a substitute would be found. God had promised that Abraham would have many descendants, but since Isaac couldn't do that if he was dead, Abraham knew that even if Isaac died that he had to live again, since God keeps His promises. That can be seen in verse 5, where Abraham tells his servants that they would both return. In any event, this was the forerunner of the future substitutionary sacrifice of Jesus Christ where He took on our sins , and His sacrifice was pleasing to God. Abraham was acting out prophecy, and he knew it.

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What scriptures show how many times God appeared to Abraham?

1) Genesis 12:2 "And the Lord said to Abram: 'Leave your country, and your birthplace, and your father's house, and go to the land that I will show you." 2) Genesis 12:7 "And the Lord appeared to Abram, and said: 'To your seed I will give this land'; and he built there an altar unto the Lord, who had appeared to him." 3) Genesis 13:14-15 "And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had left him: 'Lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward; for all the land which you see, to you I will give it, and to your seed forever.' " 4) Genesis 15:1 "After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be exceedingly great.' " 5) Genesis 15:7 "And He said unto him: 'I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chasdim, to give you this land to inherit it.' " 6) Genesis 15:13 "And He said unto Abram: 'Know surely that your seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years.' " 7) Genesis 15:18 "In that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: 'To your seed I have given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.' " 8) Genesis 17:1 "And when Abram was ninety nine years old, the Lord appeared to him, and said unto him: 'I am God Almighty; walk before Me, and be wholehearted.' " 9) Genesis 18:1 "And the Lord appeared unto him by the terebinths of Mamre, as he sat at the tent-opening in the heat of the day." 10) Genesis 21:12 "And God said unto Abraham: 'Let it not be grievous in your eyes because of the lad, and because of your maidservant. In all that Sarah says unto you, hearken to her voice; for through Isaac shall seed be called to you.' " 11) Genesis 22:1 "And it came to pass after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said unto him: 'Abraham'; and he said: 'Here I am.' "


How many altars did Abraham build for God?

Abram/Abraham built four altars. The first was at Sichem(Shechem) on the plain of Moreh (Genesis 12:6-7). The second was at Bethel between Bethel and Hai(Ai) (Genesis 12:8). The third was on the Plain of Mamre (Genesis 13:18) and the final one was built at Jehovah Jireh, the place that would later become the mount on which Jebus/Jerusalem were built (Genesis 22:9-14).


How did Abram deceive the Egyptian king?

According to Genesis 12:13, Abram feared that the king would kill him in order to have sex with his wife. Abram somehow knew that the king would not kill her brother for the same reason, so told the king that she was only his sister. For the same reason, he successfully deceived the king of Gerar by saying that his by now quite elderly wife really was his sister.


Where in the BIBLE did God tell Abraham he would have a son?

In Genesis chapter 17 Genesis 17:16 And I (God) will bless her (Sarah) and also give you (Abraham) a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her."


How many years between Genesis chapter15 and Exodus chapter 12?

A.Using Bishop Ussher's dating, the confirmation of the Abrahamic Covenant in Genesis 15 vv.5 & 18 was in 1876BC, and the exodus of the enslaved Hebrews from Egypt in Exodus 15 was in 1446BC, thus making it a period of 430 years. However, Genesis 15:13 also says Abraham's descendents would be enslaved for 400 years:-Gen 15:12-13 (HCSB)Gen 15 (v.12) As the sun was setting, a deep sleep fell on Abram, and suddenly great terror and darkness descended on him. Gen 15 (v.13) Then the LORD said to Abram [later renamed Abraham], "Know this for certain: Your offspring will be foreigners in a land that does not belong to them; they will be enslaved and oppressed 400 years.This difference of 30 years between 400 and 430 years just means that they were not enslaved for the first 30 years.

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In the Promise Land where did Abraham settle and build an alter?

Genesis 13:18So Abram moved his tents and went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.


Where did Abram built an altar?

A:In Genesis 12:8, Abram had pitched his tent to the east of Bethel and built an altar. Later, in verse 13:3, he returned to Bethel and to the sacred altar. So it was Bethel where he built an altar. In chapter 28, Abraham's grandson Jacob slept in a certain place and dreamed of a ladder going up to heaven then he named that place Bethel, but before then it had been called Luz. On this story, as there was nowhere called Bethel at the time of Abram, he must have built his altar at Luz. The explanation is that the story of Abram was written at a time when there had long been a place called Bethel and the redactor of Genesis overlooked this minor discrepancy.


When did Abraham arrive at Canaan?

Abram arrives in Canaan after leaving Egypt. Reference: Genesis 13.


What happen in The Bible before Isaac'swasborn?

Genesis 1 and 2: God created the heavens and the Earth, and Adam and Eve Genesis 3: Adam and Eve sin and cause the fall of man. The first messianic prophecy is made. (he will strike your head and you will strike his heal) Genesis 4: Cain kills Abel Genesis 6-8: God instructs Noah to build and ark and floods the earth. Genesis 9: God makes a covenant with Noah to never flood the Earth again. Genesis 11: a few generations after Noah, the people of the world try to build the Tower of Babel and God stops them by giving everyone different languages and causing them to spread out. Genesis 12: God calls Abram, and Abram gets his wife Sarai to lie for him in Egypt. Genesis: 13-14: Abram separates from his nephew Lot and when war finds Lot, Abram rescues him. Genesis 15: Abram makes a covenant with God, where God promises Abram an heir, and makes a prophecy. Genesis16: Abram sleeps with Hagar at Sarai's request and Ishmael is born. Genesis 17: God changes Abram's name to Abraham and they make the covenant of circumcision. Genesis 18: Three visitors arrive that promise Abraham a son. Abraham pleads on behalf of the righteous in Sodom. Genesis 19: Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed, but God saves Lot. Lot's wife is turned into a pillar of salt. Genesis 20: Abraham gets Sarah to pretend to be his sister again and is rebuked by Abimelech. Genesis 21: Isaac is born.


How old was Abram in Genesis Chapter 13?

Abram was 75 years old in Gn 12:1-9 and doesn't tell his age until later in the Bible.


Which part of the Jewish bible contains the accounts of Abraham?

You may read of the accounts of Abram who became Abraham in Genesis chapters 11 through 25. He is the first to be called a 'Hebrew.'Genesis 14:13:"A man who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew."


How many altars did Abraham build for?

Abram/Abraham built four altars. The first was at Sichem(Shechem) on the plain of Moreh (Genesis 12:6-7). The second was at Bethel between Bethel and Hai(Ai) (Genesis 12:8). The third was on the Plain of Mamre (Genesis 13:18) and the final one was built at Jehovah Jireh, the place that would later become the mount on which Jebus/Jerusalem were built (Genesis 22:9-14).


How long were the descendants of Abram going to have the land God gave them?

Forever. Genesis 13:15 states "For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever."


What significance does the number 13 have in the Bible?

This is a great question because Biblical scholars have debated the number 13 for centuries. Anyway, in Genesis 14:4, 13 represents the breakdown of a perfect government as a rebellion arises in the 13th year. In Genesis 1:13, the 13th verse has no obvious reference to the theme of 13 in the text. In Genesis 13:8-9, this chapter covers the story why Abram and Lot had to split - division by strife.


When did Race to the Altar end?

Race to the Altar ended on 2003-09-13.


Ic 13 13 symbol in the bible?

for he unbeliever 13 is bad, Genesis 14:1-4, is rebellion, but for the believers, 13 is very memorable, 1.) genesis 17, number of sanctification, after abram committed sin, with Hagar 13 years, God appear to him and gave promises, but he must be circumcised, 2.) 1king 7:1, coplition and fulfilment of Gods plan, 3.) genesis 41:37-46, genesis 37:1- joseph is 17 years old when God gve him a Dreams, after 13 years his dream was fulfilled, when he was 30 years old---- by rev. Cleo Roxas. JA1 pastor


How old is Stavon Abram?

Prbaly 13 or 14