Gen 12:8-9 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 12:8-9: 12:8-9 Abram had to keep moving camp because the Canaanites had the fertile land. 12:8 he worshiped the Lord (literally he made proclamation of the Lord by name ): Proclaiming the name (identity and character) of the Lord is central to worship and witness (cp. 4:26 ; see Exod 34:5-7 ). Abram had to distinguish his sacrificial worship from that of the pagan Canaanites.

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‏ Genesis 12:8-9

Summary for Gen 12:8-9: 12:8-9 ^a Abram had to keep moving camp because the Canaanites had the fertile land. 12:8 ^b he worshiped the Lord (literally he made proclamation of the Lord by name): Proclaiming the name (identity and character) of the Lord is central to worship and witness (cp. 4:26 ^c; see Exod 34:5-7 ^d). Abram had to distinguish his sacrificial worship from that of the pagan Canaanites.