Avraham and his journey to Canaan

Hashem's Promise to Avram

• Hashem appeared to Avram after Lot separated from him, promising to give him and his descendants all the land Avram could see, from north to south, east to west, forever.
• Hashem promised to make Avram's descendants as numerous as the dust of the earth, uncountable like the stars.

Avram's Concern and Hashem's Response

• Avram expressed concern about having no children, and Hashem reassured him that he would have children to inherit the land.
• Hashem took Avram outside and showed him the stars, promising that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars.

The Covenant and Prophecy

• Hashem said that Avram's descendants would be strangers in a foreign land, enslaved for 400 years, but would eventually come out with great wealth.
• Hashem made a covenant with Avram, promising the land from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates, the land of the Canaanite nations, to his descendants.

Sarai and Hagar

• Sarai, Avram's wife, could not have children and had an Egyptian maid named Hagar.
• Sarai suggested that Avram have a child with Hagar to build up their family.
• Hagar bore Avram a son, Yishmael, when Avram was 86 years old.

Hashem's Second Appearance

• When Avram was 99 years old, Hashem appeared to him, promising to make him the father of many nations and changing his name to Avraham.
• Hashem commanded Avraham to walk before Him, be perfect, and keep His covenant, which included the circumcision of every male.
• Hashem promised to give Avraham and his descendants the land of Canaan and be their God.

The Birth of Yitzchak and Sarah's Death

• Hashem remembered Sarah as He had promised, and Sarah bore Avraham a son, Yitzchak, in his old age.
• Avraham circumcised Yitzchak when he was eight days old, as God commanded.
• Avraham was 100 years old when Yitzchak was born.
• Sarah was 127 years old when she died, and Avraham mourned and cried for her.

Avraham's Burial Site

• Avraham asked the Hittites to sell him land as a burial site for Sarah.
• Avraham negotiated with Ephron, a Hittite, and paid him 400 shekels of silver for the cave of Machpelah at the edge of his land.

The Family of Terah

• The family of Terah Included Avram, Nahor, and Haran.
• Haran had Lot, and Nahor married Milcah.
• Sarai was barren, unable to have children.
• Terah took his family, including Avram, Lot, and Sarai, to leave Ur Kasdim and go to the land of Canaan, but they stopped in Charan, where Terah lived for 205 years before dying.

Hashem's Original Command

• Hashem originally commanded Avram to leave his country, family, and father's house to go to a land that Hashem would show him.
• Hashem promised to make Avram a great nation, bless him, and make his name great, and make him a blessing.