KJV ORIGINAL
Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Now the LORD had said to Abram, 'Leave your country, your relatives, and your father's household, and go to a land that I will show you.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is calling Abram to leave everything familiar behind and trust Him to lead him to a new land.
📚 Historical Context
This call to Abram (later renamed Abraham) marks the beginning of God's covenant with the Hebrew people around 2000 BC. Abram was living in Ur of the Chaldeans (modern-day Iraq), a prosperous city with advanced civilization and idol worship. God was calling him away from this pagan culture to establish a new nation that would know and worship the one true God.
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