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Subpages: Chapter 11c-12, Chapter 13-14, Chapter 15, Chapter 16, Chapter 17, Chapter 18-19, Chapter 20, Chapter 21, Chapter 22, Chapter 23, Chapter 24, Chapter 25

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Summary

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The relationship of chapters 11-25 to the rest of the book is discussed at Genesis.

These chapters constitute the Abraham Cycle, the second of four major divisions in Genesis. These chapters can be outlined as follows:

II. Abraham Cycle (Genesis 12-25a)

● Book 7: "Now these are the generations of Terah [Abraham’s father] ..." (11:27)

• Abraham travels to Haran, Canaan, and Egypt (Chapters 11c-12)

• Haran: descendants and death of Terah (11:27-32)

• Canaan: promises to Abraham of posterity and land (12:1-9)

• Egypt: Pharoah misled and takes Sarah into his house (12:10-20)

• Abraham and Lot in Canaan (Chapter 13-14)

• Abraham and Lot separate (13:1-18)

• Abraham rescues Lot (14:1-24)

• Abrahamic covenant renewed (Chapter 15) (15:1-21)

• Birth of Ishmael (Chapter 16) (16:1-16)

• Covenant of circumcision (Chapter 17) (17:1-27)

• Destruction of Sodom (Chapter 18-19)

• Abraham and the impending destruction of Sodom (18:1-33)

• Lot and the destruction of Sodom (19:1-38)

• Abraham and Abimelech (Chapter 20-21)

• Sarah taken as wife by Abimelech, wells (20:1-18)

• Birth of Isaac (21:1-21)

• Treaty with Abimelech, dispute over wells (21:22-34)

• Abraham offers Isaac in sacrifice (22:1-19)

• Nahor's family (22:20-24)

• Sarah dies and is buried (23:1-20)

• Abraham obtains a covenant wife for his son Isaac (24:1-67)

• Abraham's children by Keturah (25:1-6)

• Abraham dies (25:7-11)

Each of these sections is discussed separately on the following subpages: Chapter 11c-12, Chapter 13-14, Chapter 15, Chapter 16, Chapter 17, Chapter 18-19, Chapter 20, Chapter 21, Chapter 22, Chapter 23, Chapter 24, Chapter 25

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Abraham's ten trials

There are 10 trials typically (esp. in Jewish tradition) associated with Abraham's life. Umberto Cassuto (Commentary on Genesis, v. 2, pp. 294-96) suggests the following chiastic structure to these 10 trials:

1. Father-son separation: Abraham departs Haran [12:1-4]

2. Sarai is in danger (from Pharoah in Egypt) but escapes [12:10-13:4]

3. Lot departs [13:5-18]

4. Lot is in jeopardy (captured by kings) then saved by Abraham [14]

5. Hagar leaves but returns and bears Ishmael [16]

6. Sarah is (almost) barren but is promised Isaac [17-18:15]

7. Lot is in jeopardy (in Sodom & Gomorrah) then is saved for Abraham's sake [18:17-19:28]

8. Sarah is in danger (from Abimilech) but escapes [20:1-21:7]

9. Hagar and Ishmael depart [21:8-34]

10. Go to the land of Moriah for a father-son separation [22]

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