Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
CALL TO ABRAM. (Gen. 12:1-20)
Now the Lord had said unto Abram--It pleased God, who has often been found of them who sought Him not, to reveal Himself to Abraham perhaps by a miracle; and the conversion of Abraham is one of the most remarkable in Bible history.
Get thee out of thy country--His being brought to the knowledge and worship of the true God had probably been a considerable time before. This call included two promises: the first, showing the land of his future posterity; and the second, that in his posterity all the earth was to be blessed (Genesis 12:2). Abraham obeyed, and it is frequently mentioned in the New Testament as a striking instance of his faith (Hebrews 11:8).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Psalms 45:10-11
Isaiah 51:2
Hebrews 11:8
Hebrews 12:16
Revelation 20:6
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