They also believed that once a blessing was given it could not be withdrawn. He would inherit a double portion of his father’s property. At that time people believed that if a father blessed his son that son would become the leader of the family after his father’s death. When they grew up Jacob, with help from his mother, disguised himself as Esau and tricked his father Isaac into blessing him. When he grew up Isaac married Rebekah.Ģ006 BC Jacob and his brother Esau were born to Isaac and Rebekah
Abraham faithfully obeyed.Ģ066 BC Abraham and Sarah had a son called Isaac. However, Abraham and his father Terah, and his wife Sarai (Sarah) moved to the city of Haran in northern Iraq.Īfter Terah died God told Abraham to leave his homeland (modern-day Iraq) and go to Canaan (modern-day Israel). Hundreds of years before Abraham was born the Sumerians had become highly civilized. Ur was a city-state and it was part of an ancient culture called the Sumerian. It also includes a pull-out poster of the whole timeline, and the main heroes and villains mentioned in the Bible.( The dates for the Old Testament are traditional but not everyone agrees with them ).Īccording to the Bible Abraham was born in the great city of Ur in what is now southern Iraq. Written and designed by the same people who created the popular God's Timeline, this companion book will help young and old readers alike to understand the chronology of the Bible. Seeing these things laid out in such a clear format helps to identify the threads of redemptive history that are woven throughout the Bible. Throughout the book there are icons drawing the reader's attention to: The timelines are interspersed with descriptions of notable people, maps and illustrations depicting key locations and occasions, as well as explanations of why certain incidents are so important. These timelines also draw together events from different books of the Bible, clearly showing, for example, when in Israel and Judah's history the prophets were speaking, and what else was happening at the time. The eighteen illustrated timelines place Bible events side-by-side with other historical events, helping readers to understand how biblical history fits with other historical accounts. This absorbing book is split into 6 colour-coded sections:
Find out about how the God of all time spoke to his people and still speaks today through his Word. With colour illustrations, pictures, and pull-out timelines, this history book brings the whole Bible to life!įrom Genesis to Revelation, from the beginning of time to the early church, from the first promise of a Saviour to the promise that one day that Saviour will return - this book spans all of time.
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