Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peter.r.kirk AT ntlworld.com>]

On 26/07/2003 08:44, waldo slusher wrote:

> ... then there is no place in
> all of Scripture, as far as I can tell, where Abram's
> "conversion-faith back in Ur" is ever mentioned. 
If, as you indicated before, you include the New Testament in "all of 
Scripture", then you have missed Hebrews 11:8-9. Here it states that it 
was "by faith" that Abraham obeyed God's call and moved to the "promised 
land". This doesn't say whether he first had this faith in Ur or only in 
Haran. But, at least from the perspective of the author of Hebrews, 
Abraham's faith is implied  by his obedience to God in Genesis 12:4-5.

I would be interested to know whether Jewish tradition refers to Abraham 
having faith in Ur or Haran.

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Peter Kirk
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