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Final Paper--Abraham Abraham is a shining star in Bible. His original name is Abram, and God give him the new name â€Å"Abraham†, which means â€Å"father of all the nations.† God give him a lot of blessing. He is the God’s friend. His life’s journey is a path of faith so he is the father in faith. And his name appears on bible for 285 times. 1.believing God’s promises, sojourning for the whole life. Abraham is the offspring of Shem, the 10th generation of Shem. When Abraham died, Shem still was alive. So Abraham must heard some stories about God from Shem: God use flood to destroy the world, and after 4 generations after the flood, the population increased. Abraham lived in Ur of Chaldees http://dict.cn/%28used%20in%20the%20Bible%3A%20Chinese%20Union%20Version%29%20Chaldees, near Arabian Gulf http://dict.cn/Arabian%20Gulf. Because of Euphrates River http://dict.cn/Euphrates%20River, which make the earth full of food, Ur is the best place to live. Like today’s New York, Ur is very rich and a lot of people wanted to live there. All Abraham’s families were living there, but God told him: † Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.† God asks Abraham to leave his country,Show MoreRelated Death and Regeneration in Walt Whitmans Poem, When Lilacs Last In The Dooryard Bloomd550 Words   |  3 PagesPresident Abraham Lincoln. The Presidents death was a great shock to the poet; it overwhelmed him in a very personal way. Whitman recognized Lincolns excellence and importance. When Whitman first heard of the assassination, it was the spring of the year and the lilacs were in bloom. The poem is heavily symbolic. 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