Acts 7:2

2 And he said, "Hear me, 1brethren * and fathers! 2The God of glory 3appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

Acts 7:2 In-Context

1 The high priest said, "Are these things so?"
2 And he said, "Hear me, brethren and fathers! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
3 and said to him, 'LEAVE YOUR COUNTRY AND YOUR RELATIVES, AND COME INTO THE LAND THAT I WILL SHOW YOU.'
4 "Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. From there, after his father died, God had him move to this country in which you are now living.
5 "But He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, and yet, even when he had no child, He promised that HE WOULD GIVE IT TO HIM AS A POSSESSION, AND TO HIS DESCENDANTS AFTER HIM.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Acts 22:1
  • 2. Psalms 29:3; 1 Corinthians 2:8
  • 3. Genesis 11:31; Genesis 15:7

Footnotes 1

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