Richard Aberdeen
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A city called Haran is mentioned in the travels of Abram (later named Abraham by God), a man who came from the region of Ur, a well-documented ancient Mesopotamian city. Historians have identified Haran, where Abram's father died, in modern-day Turkey; Abram later continues his journey to a land of promise, which later became known as Palestine.
The "promised land" was named "Palestine" first by the Greeks and continued to be called the same by the Romans during the lifetime of Jesus. A discovery in Egypt, where Abraham sojourned for a while, might indeed portray the actual Abraham; the evidence is not historically conclusive, yet it is compelling: Evidence for Abraham.
One can read the story of Abraham in Genesis Chapters 11-25, but there are two things often overlooked in this story worth noting here. Historians have long had the bad habit of claiming the Bible borrowed Babylonian myths, instead of concluding the obvious. It is far more likely that Abraham carried stories of events with him, as Ur was located near Babylon. Thus, the stories of the tower of Babel and the flood are stories of the same actual events, rather than supposedly 'borrowed myths' (see NOAH below for flood evidence).
The other often overlooked thing worth noting is that God does not promise Abraham that he will be the father of one nation, later called Israel. Rather, God promises Abraham that he will be the father of "many nations". According to Revelation 7:9-10, Abraham in some sense will eventually become the father of every nation, because all nations, tribes, peoples and languages will be represented in heaven.
When God promises something, he may well take his time, but he always eventually delivers on that promise. Abraham's descendants, "as the stars, without number", may well continue on forever and ever; whether or not there is sex in heaven remains very much an open question. A modern scientist recently stated that the stars are essentially, "beyond number".
The "promised land" was named "Palestine" first by the Greeks and continued to be called the same by the Romans during the lifetime of Jesus. A discovery in Egypt, where Abraham sojourned for a while, might indeed portray the actual Abraham; the evidence is not historically conclusive, yet it is compelling: Evidence for Abraham.
One can read the story of Abraham in Genesis Chapters 11-25, but there are two things often overlooked in this story worth noting here. Historians have long had the bad habit of claiming the Bible borrowed Babylonian myths, instead of concluding the obvious. It is far more likely that Abraham carried stories of events with him, as Ur was located near Babylon. Thus, the stories of the tower of Babel and the flood are stories of the same actual events, rather than supposedly 'borrowed myths' (see NOAH below for flood evidence).
The other often overlooked thing worth noting is that God does not promise Abraham that he will be the father of one nation, later called Israel. Rather, God promises Abraham that he will be the father of "many nations". According to Revelation 7:9-10, Abraham in some sense will eventually become the father of every nation, because all nations, tribes, peoples and languages will be represented in heaven.
When God promises something, he may well take his time, but he always eventually delivers on that promise. Abraham's descendants, "as the stars, without number", may well continue on forever and ever; whether or not there is sex in heaven remains very much an open question. A modern scientist recently stated that the stars are essentially, "beyond number".
