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Key Bible Verses — Important Scriptures to Read and Understand
Important passages from Genesis to Revelation, each shown in full in your chosen Bible version, with where it comes from and what it means in its setting.
Key passages about Abraham
1Now the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you. 2I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing. 3I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who treats you with contempt. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” The call and promise to Abram
God calls Abram to leave his homeland and promises land, a great nation and blessing for all the families of the earth. The rest of Genesis follows this promise, and…
He believed in the LORD, who credited it to him for righteousness. Abram believed the LORD
Childless and old, Abram is told his descendants will be as many as the stars. He believes, and the LORD counts it to him as righteousness. Paul quotes the verse…
All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.’” All nations blessed through your offspring
After Abraham was willing to offer Isaac, the angel of the LORD repeats God's promise: all the nations of the earth will be blessed through Abraham's offspring, "because you have…