Genesis 12
Treated in 12 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 12:1 Now the LORD said to Abram, "Leave your country, your relatives and your father's household, and go to the land I will show you. 6
- 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever treats you with contempt I will curse; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you." 4
- 12:2 I will make a great nation of you. I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 1
- 12:12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'She is his wife,' and they will kill me and keep you alive. 1
- 12:16 Because of her, Pharaoh was generous to Abram, who came to own sheep, cattle and donkeys, male and female servants, she-donkeys and camels. 1
- 12:17 But the LORD struck Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram's wife Sarai. 1
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Where it is preached
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
A Father Among the Watches cites Genesis 12:3
…curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.” — Genesis 12:3, ASV Casper Casper ten Boom was born in Haarlem on 18 May 1859, the son of the watchmaker…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 1: In the Beginning ·
Abram Sets Out cites Genesis 12:1
…your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.’” — Genesis 12:1 Many years after the tower of Babel, there lived a man named Abram. He lived in a town…
- The Key Teachings of Corrie ten Boom ·
God’s Ancient People cites GENESIS 12:3
…and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. GENESIS 12:3 That verse should be handled with care. It is not a charter for any particular state…
- Portraits of Courage – Elisabeth Elliot ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Genesis 12:1
…Saint went to live among the people who had killed her husband. Scriptures to revisit Genesis 12:1; Psalm 23:4; Matthew 5:44. Reflection 1. Where is God asking you to go that you would…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
February cites Gen. xii. 1
…8 Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house. Gen. xii. 1. Abraham . . . was gathered to his people. Gen. xxv. 8. After all communion we dwell as…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 8 — Exposition of the Moral Law cites Gen. 12:17
…households of Pharaoh and Abimelech were made to suffer for an injury done to Abraham (Gen. 12:17; 20:3–18). But the attempt to solve the question in this way is an evasion rather than a…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 10 — The Resemblance Between the Old Testament and the New cites Gen. 12:12
…he is reduced to the same necessity of saving his head by the loss of his wife (Gen. 12:12). While he wanders up and down uncertain for many years, he is compelled, by the constant…
- The Big Story ·
A Promise to Abraham cites Genesis 12:1
…country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you” (Genesis 12:1). Think what that meant. In the ancient world your family and your land were your safety…
- Portraits of Courage – Pandita Ramabai ·
As Abraham cites Genesis 12:1
…and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto the land that I will show thee” (Genesis 12:1, ASV). Ramabai had no country, no kindred, and no father’s house left to leave. But she…
- Our Daily Walk ·
August cites Gen 12:16
…to all his children, not only to those under the Law, but also to us who have his faith (Gen 12:16). Turn back, my reader, to that ancient page, and realize that it includes thee in its…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
What Does the Bible Say About Racism? cites Genesis 12:3
…Abraham, He promised that “all the families of the earth will be blessed through you” (Genesis 12:3). When Peter was sent to the house of a Roman soldier, he learned, “I now truly…
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Genesis 12:1-3
…was lived in ordinary courtesies long before it became dangerous. Scriptures to revisit Genesis 12:1-3; Romans 9:4-5; Romans 11:1-2, 29; 1 Peter 2:17; Philippians 1:21. Reflection 1. Which of…