Tag: Eliezer of Damascus
The Family of Abraham: Part 14—Rebekah, Bride and Matriarch
Today, I comment on Genesis 24 and the quest for a bride for Isaac.
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Transcript for The Family of Abraham: Part 5—Cutting a Covenant
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Numerology
Can you present some guidelines for a responsible handling of Biblical numerology? Many numerologists go way overboard, and many sober-minded theologians reject its use wholesale. Can you inject some moderation into this?
The Family of Abraham: Part 5—Cutting a Covenant
Within this video, I discuss Genesis 15, with God’s cutting of a covenant with Abram, an unusual vision, and declaration of the future events of the Exodus. For more on this chapter, read my treatment here. For more on Exodus themes in Scripture see my book on the subject.
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