This chart summarizes the Abraham’s family tree, based on what we know from Scripture.
| Terah had 3 sons (Gen 11:27-32) |
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| Abram (Abraham) | Nahor | Haran |
| married Sarai (Sarah) |
married Milcah |
3 children: Milcah Iscah Lot |
| . | 7 sons including Bethuel (Genesis 22:20-24) |
Lot has 2 Daughters (Genesis 19) |
| . | Bethuel fathers Rebekah Laban (Genesis 24) |
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| . | Laban fathers: Leah Rachel (Genesis 29) |
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| Abram/Abraham | ||
| Sarai/Sarah married |
Hagar concubine (Genesis 16) |
Keturah married (Genesis 25:1-6) |
| 1 son Isaac (Genesis 21) |
1 son Ishmael |
6 children |
| Isaac married Rebekah (Genesis 24) 2 sons Esau Jacob (Israel) (Genesis 25:19-28) |
12 sons (Gen 25:12-15) |
7 grandchildren |
| Jacob/Israel (Genesis 29-30) |
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| Leah married |
Rachel married |
Bilhah concubine |
Zilpah concubine |
| 7 sons: 1 Reuben 2 Simeon 3 Levi 4 Judah 9 Issacher 10 Zebulun Daughter Dinah |
2 sons: 11 Joseph 12 Benjamin |
2 sons: 5 Dan 6 Naphali |
2 sons: 7 Gad 8 Asher |
| Jacob’s sons are numbered in birth order.
Joseph’s 2 sons, Manasseh and Ephraim inherit Joseph’s portion in the land (Genesis 48:5). |
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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Abraham
- Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Abraham
- American Tract Society: Abraham
- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: Abraham
- Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Abraham
- Fausset Bible Dictionary: Abraham
- Holman Bible Dictionary: Abraham
- Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Abraham
- Morrish Bible Dictionary: Abraham
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Abraham
- McClintock and Strong’s Bible Encyclopedia: Abraham
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia: Abraham
- The Jewish Encyclopedia: Abraham
- Abraham means “Father of a great multitude” – Hitchcock’s Bible Names
- Abram means “high father” – Hitchcock’s Bible Names
Maps from Bible History.com
- Ur of the Chaldees at the Time of Abraham
- The Egyptian Kingdom at the Time of Abraham
- The Hittites and the Land of Canaan
- Canaan During the Time of Abraham
Maps from Studylight.org
- Ancient Near East in the time of the patriarchs
- The Land of Canaan Abraham to Moses
- The Migration of Abraham
- Travels of Jacob
- Journeys of Joseph
- The Tribal Allotments of Israel
ESV Charts & Maps
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