Abram born in region of Ur, and this important Mesopotamian civilization must have left its stamp on Abram's mind, manner of life and his psychology.

The theories put forth concerning Abram's social class and spiritual surroundings at Ur in about 1850 B.C., as he was prepared for the call of YAHWEH.

Terah made them leave Ur of the Chaldaeans to go to the land of Canaan, with Abram being led by the existence of Yahweh even before leaving Ur.

Abram had a very unpretentious clan of nomads, more than a family though not yet a tribe, shown by an Egyptian wallpainting in brilliant colours.

Terah's clan after the arduous journey from Ur to Haran, allowed their flocks to recover by a long rest with good pasture. 

Through Abram came the proclamation of the ONE, the only Qadash YAHWEH; and the progressive establishment of a moral law enabling man to attain to an ever loftier and purer form of morality.

YAHWEH, Sovereign Ruler of justice and purity, enabled Abraham to set out on the path leading to an ever nobler moral, faith and social life.

For Abram's soul to be open to YAHWEH's revelation, he was separated, to live in relative solitude, a place suitable for spiritual training.

Abram's caravan, after an exacting journey reached the fertile and sheltered valley of Shechem.

Abram had to preserve from moral contamination the men of his clan and move towards the faith of the ONE, the only, the invisible YAHWEH.

In petitions and thanksgiving to YAHWEH, Abram prayed standing, motionless, facing the altar, arms raised with palms of the hand facing outwards. 

YAHWEH's chosen people were to find beneficial solitude and an isolation favourable to meditation on the Word of YAHWEH.

Abram decided to go down into Egypt since the land was hard pressed by the famine and here he tells Sarai to tell them you are my sister.

Abram left Egypt and, it is hardly astonishing, never returned there.

The nomad was very proud, and regarded it as a matter of tremendous importance, that he lived in his own tent, the symbol of his complete freedom and independence.

The quiet, peaceful, almost bourgeois (one belonging to the middle class) form of nomadism was adopted by Abram the shepherd and his descendants.

The basic foods, what was eaten and what was drunk in the tents of Abram's clan.

The pasture was insufficient to feed so great a number of stock and in addition there were clashes between the shepherds at the wells.

Abram pursued the raiders, succeeded in setting Lot free and returned south with him and the whole clan.

YAHWEH revealed himself on three different occasions, which had a considerable effect on the history of the sons of Yisrael.

YAHWEH knew Abram and Sarai and took possession of them, they belonged to HIM in a very special way; that was the effect of the Covenant.

Abraham entertains three malakim that brought the message; At the same time next year I shall visit you again and Sarah will have a son.

The destruction of the wicked cities, the disappearance beneath a rain of fire of the whole of this accursed valley of Siddim.

Destruction Of Sodom And Gomorrah are historically possible, since it is so clearly authenticated by the geographical data of the site.

With remarkable single-mindedness they remained faithful to their noble and grandiose theology, a theology which was entirely based on the revelation of the One Sovereign YAHWEH.

The pagan traditions and stories concerning the Garden of Eden and the Flood during Abraham's time.

The Hebrew shepherds explained the ziggurats by the pride and folly of the men who had planned to climb up to heaven to dislodge YAHWEH from it.

The patriarch Abraham's wanderings were not yet over, for there were to be further adventures in which YAHWEH also figured.

Lot And His Daughters: A Shameful Incident

Abraham, after the birth of Yitschaq, the miracle-child, at the encouragement of Sarah dismissed Hagar And Her Son Ishmael.

Abraham and his flocks were in the territory of Abimelech, king of Gerar, when a quarrel between Abimelech's and Abraham's shepherds arose.

Through the patriarch's faith there is open to man the path whereby he could rise from the depths of polytheist materialism.

Sarah died and Abraham went in to mourn and grieve for her.

The first plot, acquired in due form, of the Promised Land.

The future family vault of Abraham's family.

A wife for Yitschaq, Abraham's heir, from one of the kinsfolk of the Hebrews was YAHWEH's plan for the spiritual progress of the Chosen People.

After Abraham came Yitschaq after Yitschaq, Yacob; to form the succession of Scriptural patriarchs.