Acts 7:2

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Stephen replied: 'Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was living in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran.

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  • Gen 11:31 : 31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there.
  • Ps 29:3 : 3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders—the Lord is over the mighty waters.
  • Acts 22:1 : 1 Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.
  • Neh 9:7 : 7 You are the LORD God, who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
  • John 1:14 : 14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
  • Gen 15:7 : 7 And He said to him, "I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess."
  • Heb 1:3 : 3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His nature, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
  • Rev 4:11 : 11 "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory, honor, and power, for you created all things, and by your will they exist and were created."
  • Rev 5:12-13 : 12 In a loud voice they said: "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power, and wealth, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing!" 13 Then I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, and on the sea, and everything in them, saying, "To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing, honor, glory, and power forever and ever!"
  • Gen 29:4 : 4 Jacob said to them, 'My brothers, where are you from?' They replied, 'We are from Haran.'
  • Josh 24:2 : 2 Joshua said to all the people, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Long ago, your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods.
  • Gen 12:1 : 1 The Lord said to Abram, "Go forth from your land, your birthplace, and your father's household to the land that I will show you."
  • Gen 12:5 : 5 Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all their possessions that they had acquired, and the people they had gained in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan,
  • Isa 6:3 : 3 And they were calling to one another, "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!"
  • Isa 51:2 : 2 Look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave birth to you. When I called him, he was one person, and I blessed him and made him many.
  • Matt 6:13 : 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
  • Luke 2:14 : 14 "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to those on whom his favor rests."
  • John 12:41 : 41 Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke about Him.
  • Ps 24:7 : 7 Lift up your heads, you gates, be lifted up, you everlasting doors, that the King of glory may enter.
  • Ps 24:10 : 10 Who is He, this King of glory? The Lord of hosts—He is the King of glory. Selah.
  • Acts 23:7 : 7 When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
  • 1 Cor 2:8 : 8 This wisdom none of the rulers of this age understood, for if they had understood it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
  • 2 Cor 4:4-6 : 4 In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Titus 2:13 : 13 while we await the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

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  • Acts 7:3-5
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    3'He said to him, 'Leave your country and your relatives and come to the land that I will show you.'

    4So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him to this land where you are now living.

    5But God gave him no inheritance here, not even enough ground to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him as a possession and to his descendants after him, even though at that time Abraham had no child.

  • Gen 12:1
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    1The Lord said to Abram, "Go forth from your land, your birthplace, and your father's household to the land that I will show you."

  • Gen 12:6-7
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    6Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of Shechem, to the great tree of Moreh. At that time, the Canaanites were in the land.

    7The Lord appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So Abram built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

  • Gen 15:7
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    7And He said to him, "I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess."

  • Neh 9:7
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    7You are the LORD God, who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.

  • Acts 7:1
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    1Then the high priest asked, 'Are these charges true?'

  • Acts 7:32
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    32'I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look closely.

  • Gen 18:1-2
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    1The LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre as he was sitting at the entrance of the tent during the heat of the day.

    2Looking up, he saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed down to the ground.

  • Gen 26:2
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    2The LORD appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt. Stay in the land that I will show you.

  • Heb 7:10
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    10For he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

  • 1 Chr 1:26-27
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    26Serug, Nahor, Terah.

    27Abram, that is Abraham.

  • Gen 17:3
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    3Abram fell facedown, and God spoke with him, saying,

  • Luke 1:73
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    73the oath that He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us:

  • Gen 11:31
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    31Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there.

  • Josh 24:3
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    3But I took your ancestor Abraham from beyond the Euphrates River, led him throughout the land of Canaan, and gave him many descendants. I gave him Isaac.

  • Gen 13:3
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    3He journeyed from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai.

  • Gen 24:7
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    7The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's household and my native land, who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' will send His angel before you so that you can find a wife for my son there.

  • Acts 7:17
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    17As the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise He had made to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt.

  • Gen 22:1
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    1After these events, God tested Abraham and said to him, 'Abraham!' And he replied, 'Here I am.'

  • Gen 13:18
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    18So Abram moved his tent and went to live by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron. There he built an altar to the LORD.

  • Gen 22:15
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    15Then the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven,

  • Heb 7:6
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    6But this man, who does not trace his descent from them, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.

  • Acts 7:12
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    12When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there for the first time.

  • Exod 3:16
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    16Go, assemble the elders of Israel, and tell them, 'The LORD, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: "I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt."

  • Heb 7:1
    69%

    1This Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he returned from defeating the kings and blessed him.

  • Acts 13:17
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    17The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors, and He made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt. With an uplifted arm, He led them out of it.

  • Rom 4:1
    69%

    1What then shall we say about Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh?

  • Gen 17:1
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    1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before Me faithfully and be blameless."

  • Gen 19:27
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    27Early the next morning, Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD.

  • Gen 22:11
    68%

    11But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, 'Abraham! Abraham!' And he replied, 'Here I am.'