Acts 7:2

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So he replied,“Brothers and fathers, listen to me. The God of glory appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

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  • Gen 11:31 : 31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot(the son of Haran), and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and with them he set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. When they came to Haran, they settled there.
  • Ps 29:3 : 3 The LORD’s shout is heard over the water; the majestic God thunders, the LORD appears over the surging water.
  • Acts 22:1 : 1 Paul’s Defense“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you.”
  • Neh 9:7 : 7 “You are the LORD God who chose Abram and brought him forth from Ur of the Chaldeans. You changed his name to Abraham.
  • John 1:14 : 14 Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory– the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.
  • Gen 15:7 : 7 The LORD said to him,“I am the LORD who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”
  • Heb 1:3 : 3 The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
  • Rev 4:11 : 11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, since you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created!”
  • Rev 5:12-13 : 12 all of whom were singing in a loud voice:“Worthy is the lamb who was killed to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and praise!” 13 Then I heard every creature– in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them– singing:“To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power forever and ever!”
  • Gen 29:4 : 4 Jacob asked them,“My brothers, where are you from?” They replied,“We’re from Haran.”
  • Josh 24:2 : 2 Joshua told all the people,“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said:‘In the distant past your ancestors lived beyond the Euphrates River, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped other gods,
  • Gen 12:1 : 1 The Obedience of Abram Now the LORD said to Abram,“Go out from your country, your relatives, and your father’s household to the land that I will show you.
  • Gen 12:5 : 5 And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they left for the land of Canaan. They entered the land of Canaan.
  • Isa 6:3 : 3 They called out to one another,“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!”
  • Isa 51:2 : 2 Look at Abraham, your father, and Sarah, who gave you birth. When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, but I blessed him and gave him numerous descendants.
  • Matt 6:13 : 13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
  • Luke 2:14 : 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!”
  • John 12:41 : 41 Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s glory, and spoke about him.
  • Ps 24:7 : 7 Look up, you gates! Rise up, you eternal doors! Then the majestic king will enter!
  • Ps 24:10 : 10 Who is this majestic king? The LORD of Heaven’s Armies! He is the majestic king!(Selah)
  • Acts 23:7 : 7 When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
  • 1 Cor 2:8 : 8 None of the rulers of this age understood it. If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
  • 2 Cor 4:4-6 : 4 among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said“Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.
  • Titus 2:13 : 13 as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

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    3 and said to him,‘Go out from your country and from your relatives, and come to the land I will show you.’

    4 Then he went out from the country of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God made him move to this country where you now live.

    5 He did not give any of it to him for an inheritance, not even a foot of ground, yet God promised to give it to him as his possession, and to his descendants after him, even though Abraham as yet had no child.

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    27 Abram(that is, Abraham).

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    3 Abram bowed down with his face to the ground, and God said to him,

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    17 The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay as foreigners in the country of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.

  • Rom 4:1
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    1 The Illustration of Justification What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has discovered regarding this matter?

  • Gen 17:1
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    1 The Sign of the Covenant When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him and said,“I am the Sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.

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    27 Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the LORD.

  • Gen 22:11
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    11 But the LORD’s angel called to him from heaven,“Abraham! Abraham!”“Here I am!” he answered.

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