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Story of Abraham and Isaac

by Doods Dpogi on July 16, 2011
Abraham and Isaac

Story of Abraham and Isaac

In the ancient city of Ur, in Babylonia, there lived a good man named Abram.  One day, he and his wife Sarai set out from Ur to go to the land of Canaan.

Abram settled in the southern part of Canaan, and God said to him, “Look in all directors.  This is the land which I am going to give you and your children and their children, and it will be yours for ever.  You will have so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all.”

Although Abram had no children at that time, he believed and trusted God’s word.  He set up his camp near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord.

One day the voice of God spoke to him and said, I am the Almighty God.  You must obey me and always do what is right.”

Abram bowed down and his face touched the ground.  God repeated His promise that Abram would be the ancestor of many nations, and then He said, “Your name will no longer Abram, but Abraham; no longer shall you call your wife Sarai; from now on her name is Sarah, and there well be kings among her descendants.”

Abraham must have found this news hard to believe, for both her and Sarah were very old.

One hot day Abraham was sitting by the door of his tent when he looked up and saw three strangers coming towards him. People were always very welcoming and polite to travelers in that country, so Abraham ran out, bowed to the men and said, “Sirs, please do not pass my door without stopping.  Let me bring water to wash your feet and some
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