At that time, it is likely that the people of Ur worshipped various gods including the Sun, Moon and stars. However, God called Abraham to follow him and reject the gods of the people of Ur.

Abram (later Abraham) was plucked out of his routine in Ur, an ancient city in Iraq, by being given a startling promise by God. ‘You will have descendants as many as the starts of heaven.’ He ...

The first part of the covenant is known as the promised land and can be found in Genesis 12:1, where Abraham is called by God to leave Ur and go to ... make a great nation out of him – I will ...

God’s promises to Abraham in that covenant. Abram is shown coming out of an open door … his house, his old city of Ur, himself. He is in conversation with God, who breaks into his world (and ...