Abraham, a very important hero from Genesis, was the first person to believe in a
single God. He was the first to show devoted faith to God and risk everything to follow
God. He always found strength in his faith in God, but sometimes his unyielding, strong
faith was a weakness that almost got good people hurt.
Abraham is one of the most important people in the Old Testament because he was
the first person to believe in and be called by God. "The Lord said to Abram, Go forth
from the land of our kinsfolk and from your father's house to a land that I will show you.
I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that
you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you.
All the communities in the earth shall find blessing in you."' (Genesis 12:1-3). This is
God's call to Abraham and God promises to give Abraham all of those things if Abraham
will do what......
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