אַבְרָם

av.ramAbram
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man61 occurrences3 books50 verses
This is the name of Abraham: Patriarch, chosen by God to father His people.

Definition

contracted from H48; high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham
Traditional renderings: Abram.

Glossary entries

Abraham Abram

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

61 total
  1. Genesis 11:26אַבְרָ֔ם · Abram
    When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
  2. Genesis 11:27אַבְרָ֔ם · Abram
    This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
  3. Genesis 11:29 (2×)אַבְרָ֧ם · And Abram; אַבְרָם֙ · Abram’s
    And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
  4. Genesis 11:31 (2×)אַבְרָ֣ם · Abram; אַבְרָ֣ם · of Abram
    And Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the wife of Abram, and they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they arrived in Haran, they settled there.
  5. Genesis 12:1אַבְרָ֔ם · Abram
    Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.
  6. Genesis 12:4 (2×)אַבְרָ֗ם · So Abram; וְאַבְרָ֗ם · Abram
    So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
  7. Genesis 12:5אַבְרָם֩ · And Abram
    And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,
  8. Genesis 12:6אַבְרָם֙ · Abram
    Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.
  9. Genesis 12:7אַבְרָ֔ם · Abram
    Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
  10. Genesis 12:9אַבְרָ֔ם · And Abram
    And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.
  11. Genesis 12:10אַבְרָ֤ם · So Abram
    Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.
  12. Genesis 12:14אַבְרָ֖ם · when Abram
    So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
  13. Genesis 12:16וּלְאַבְרָ֥ם · He treated Abram
    He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
  14. Genesis 12:17אַבְרָֽם׃ · Abram’s
    The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.
  15. Genesis 12:18לְאַבְרָ֔ם · Abram
    So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?
  16. Genesis 13:1אַבְרָ֨ם · So Abram
    So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him.
  17. Genesis 13:2וְאַבְרָ֖ם · And Abram
    And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
  18. Genesis 13:4אַבְרָ֖ם · Abram
    …to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
  19. Genesis 13:5אַבְרָ֑ם · Abram
    Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
  20. Genesis 13:7אַבְרָ֔ם · of Abram
    And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.
  21. Genesis 13:8אַבְרָ֜ם · So Abram
    So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are kinsmen.
  22. Genesis 13:12אַבְרָ֖ם · Abram
    Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
  23. Genesis 13:14אַבְרָ֗ם · Abram
    After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west,
  24. Genesis 13:18אַבְרָ֗ם · So Abram
    So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.
  25. Genesis 14:12אַבְרָ֖ם · Abram’s
    They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom.
  26. Genesis 14:13 (2×)לְאַבְרָ֣ם · to Abram; אַבְרָֽם׃ · to Abram
    Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.
  27. Genesis 14:14אַבְרָ֔ם · And when Abram
    And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.
  28. Genesis 14:19אַבְרָם֙ · Abram
    …and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
  29. Genesis 14:21אַבְרָ֑ם · Abram
    The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself.”
  30. Genesis 14:22אַבְרָ֖ם · But Abram
    But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
  31. Genesis 14:23אַבְרָֽם׃ · Abram
    …that I will not accept even a thread, or a strap of a sandal, or anything that belongs to you, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’
  32. Genesis 15:1 (2×)אַבְרָ֔ם · Abram; אַבְרָ֗ם · Abram
    After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
  33. Genesis 15:2אַבְרָ֗ם · But Abram
    But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
  34. Genesis 15:3אַבְרָ֔ם · Abram
    Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
  35. Genesis 15:11אַבְרָֽם׃ · but Abram
    And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
  36. Genesis 15:12אַבְרָ֑ם · Abram
    As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.
  37. Genesis 15:13לְאַבְרָ֗ם · to Abram
    Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
  38. Genesis 15:18אַבְרָ֖ם · Abram
    On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
  39. Genesis 16:1אַבְרָ֔ם · Now Abram’s
    Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.
  40. Genesis 16:2 (2×)אַבְרָ֗ם · Abram; אַבְרָ֖ם · And Abram
    So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
  41. Genesis 16:3 (3×)אַבְרָ֗ם · [his]; אַבְרָ֖ם · [he]; לְאַבְרָ֥ם · to Abram
    So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife.
  42. Genesis 16:5אַבְרָם֮ · Abram
    Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”