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Now Yahweh said to Abram, "Get out of your country, and from your relatives, and from your father`s house, to the land that I will show you.

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A Call to Radical Separation

Commentators highlight that God's call to Abram was not a simple relocation. By commanding him to leave his 'country,' 'kindred,' and 'father's house,' God was calling for a complete break from his past life, culture, and the idolatry of his people. This radical separation was necessary to preserve true worship and demonstrates that following God sometimes requires leaving behind things we hold dear.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Genesis 12:1–9

18th Century

Theologian

  1. שׁכם (shekem) Shekem, “the upper part of the back.” Here it is the name of a person, the owner of this place, where a to…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Genesis 12:1

19th Century

Bishop

Now the Lord had said unto Abram.—The Hebrew text reads, And Jehovah said unto Abram. This is not a new beginning; but ha…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Genesis 12:1

19th Century

Preacher

It was God's intention to keep his truth and his pure worship alive in the world by committing it to the charge of one man, and the nation that sho…

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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Genesis 12:1

16th Century

Theologian

Now the Lord had said unto Abram. So that an absurd division of these chapters does not trouble the readers, they should connect this sent…

John Gill

John Gill

On Genesis 12:1

17th Century

Pastor

Now the Lord had said to Abram
In Ur of the Chaldees, before he came and dwelt in Charran, as seems evident from ([R…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Genesis 12:1–3

17th Century

Minister

God chose Abram and singled him out from among his fellow-idolaters, so that he might reserve a people for himself, among whom his true worship mig…

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