PROMISES TO ABRAHAM: SCRIPTURE KEY

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. Promises To Abraham

a) The promises to Abraham spans the generations of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The period starts with God's call to Abram, and ends with the settlement of Jacob's family in Goshen, a part of Egypt.

b) The period is covered by Genesis chapters 12-47. An outline of the period is also provided in Acts 7:1-15, part of the speech made by Stephen.

2. Scripture Key

i) Adam's sons and daughters (Genesis 4:1-2,25, 5:3-5).

ii) Cain's descendants (Genesis 4:17-23).

iii) Seth's descendants down to Noah (Genesis 5:7-32).

iv) About Noah's youngest son Ham (Genesis 9:18-29).

v) About the Canaanites and other 'ites (Genesis 9:18, 10:1-20).

vi) From Shem to Terah (Genesis 10:21-31, 11:10-26).

vii) Terah, Nahor, Haran, Lot, Milcah (Genesis 11:26-29, 22:20-23).

viii) Bethuel, Rebekah (Genesis 24:15,24,47).

ix) About Sarah Abraham's wife and sister (Genesis 11:29-31, 20:12-13).

x) About Ishmael, Hagar's son to Abraham (Genesis 16:1-16).

xi) About Isaac, Sarah's son to Abraham (Genesis 17:18-19, 21:1-7).

xii) Esau and Jacob twins born to Isaac and Rebekah (Genesis 25:20-26).

xiii) Esau married a daughter of Ishmael (Genesis 28:9).

xiv) Esau called Edom (meaning red) (Genesis 25:28-34).

xv) Jacob's name changed to Israel (Genesis 32:27-28, 35:9-12).

xvi) Who's who among Jacob's wives (Genesis 29:16-30).

xvii) Jacob's sons and grandchildren (Genesis 35:23-26, 46:8-27).

xvii) Jacob's first four sons by Leah (Genesis 29:31-34).

xix) Jacob's next four sons by Bilah and Zilpah (Genesis 30:1-13).

xx) Jacob's next two sons and a daughter by Leah (Genesis 30:14-21).

xxi) Jacob's last two sons by Rachel (Genesis 30:22-24 35:16-19).

xxii) Joseph's sons Manasseh and Ephraim (Genesis 48:1-22).

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