Life of Abraham-List of events

(list taken from the MacArthur Bible Commentary, 2005)

• Birth of Abram Gen 11:26
• God's call of Abram-Gen 12:1-3 and Heb 11:8
• Entry into Canaan-Gen 12:4-9
• Abram in Egypt (Gen 12:10-20
• Lot separates from Abram-Gen 13:1-18
• Abram rescues Lot-Gen 14:1-17
• Abram pays tithes to Melchizedek-Gen 14-18-24 and Hebrew 7:1-10
• God's covenant with Abraham-Gen 15:1-21 and Romans 4:1-25, Gal 3:6-25, Hebrew 6:13-20
• Birth of Ishmael-Gen 16:1-16
• Abraham promised a son by Sarah-Gen 17:1-27 and Rom 4:18-25, Hebrew 11:11,12
• Abraham intercedes for Sodom-Gen 18:16-33
• Lot saved and Sodom destroyed-Gen 19:1-38
• Birth of Isaac-Gen 21:1-7
• Hagar and Ishmael sent away-Gen 21:8-21 and Gal 4:21-31
• Abraham challenged to offer Isaac as a sacrifice-Gen 22:1-19 and Heb 11:17-19, James 2:20-24
• Death of Sarah-Gen 23:1-20
• Death of Abraham-Gen 25:1-11