Hebrews 11:8-12
8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. 11 By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.
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Timeline of Abraham’s life
| Where found in Genesis | Abraham's age | Place | Notes | Cross-references, additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 11:27 | 0 | Ur of the Chaldeans | ||
| 11:29 | Ur of the Chaldeans | Abram marries Sarai | ||
| 12:1-3 | Ur of the Chaldeans | God calls Abram, makes him a promise of land and many descendants; the gospel is proclaimed to Abram | Genesis 15:7; Nehemiah 9:7; Joshua 24:2-3; Acts 7:2-5; Galatians 3:7-8 (the gospel) | |
| 11:31-32 | Haran | |||
| 12:4 | 75 | Haran to Canaan (Shechem) | Abram leaves Haran for Canaan along with Sarai, Lot, and many others | |
| 12:10-20 | Egypt | Temporary sojourn in Egypt due to famine in Canaan | ||
| 13 | Canaan | Abram calls on the name of the Lord (13:4); Abram and Lot separate, Lot goes to Sodom | ||
| 14 | Abram rescues Lot and many others who were taken captive by the marauding kings | |||
| 14:18-20 | Abram meets Melchizedek and gives him a tithe | Hebrews 7 | ||
| 15 | Canaan | God's covenant with Abram | ||
| 15:6 | "And he believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness." | |||
| 16 | 86 | Sarai, Hagar, Abram, Ishmael | ||
| 17-18 | 99 | God repeats his earlier promises to Abram, gives (makes?) the covenant of circumcision, changes names to Abraham and Sarah, Sarah laughs (in disbelief?) | Genesis 18:9-15 | |
| 18-19 | God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot rescued, Lot's wife turned into pillar of salt | |||
| 20 | Gerar | Abraham, Sarah, Abimelech | ||
| 21 | 100 | Isaac is born, Sarah tells Abraham to cast out (send away) Hagar and Ishmael | Sarah is 90 | |
| 22 | Moriah | Abraham told to offer Isaac as a sacrifice | Isaac is in his teens? 20s? | |
| 23 | 137 | Kiriah-arba (Hebron) | Sarah dies, Abraham buys a field and cave for a family burial plot | Ultimately Sarah, Abraham, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, and Leah are buried in this cave |
| 24 | 140 | Isaac and Rebekah | Genesis 25:20 - Isaac was 40 when he took Rebekah as his wife | |
| 25:1-6 | Abraham marries Keturah, has other sons (and daughters?) | |||
| 25:26 | 160 | Esau and Jacob are born to Isaac and Rebekah | Isaac was 60 when they were born | |
| 25:7-10 | 175 | Abraham dies | Isaac was 75, Esau and Jacob were 15 |