He is said to be born in “Ur of the Chaldees” (Genesis 11:28, 31), which most scholars consider to be a city in today’s southeastern Iraq. In Abram’s times (ca. 1900 or 1800 B.C.), it may ...

Then the Genesis writer notes that a “deep sleep” and “darkness” (15:12) fall upon Abram, not unlike the “deep sleep” that fell upon Adam with the creation of Eve. This signals great ...