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''Synopsis:'' The {{Infobox_Contents | topic_name = Patriarchs of the [[Old Testament]] were the heads of families, especially referring to | subtopics = [[Abraham]], [[Isaac]]. , [[Jacob]] and his 12 sons, and [[King David]]. The patriarchal period refers to the time from [[Abraham]] Joseph (around 1,800 BCGenesis) to [[|Joseph]], the son of Jacob, and is recorded in the * [[Book of GenesisAncient Israel and Judah]].| opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}}

__TOC__{{topics}} [[Abraham]] | [[Isaac]] | [[Jacob]] | [[Joseph (Genesis)|Joseph]] {{opinions}} ==Main article== The Patriarchs of the [[Old Testament]] were the heads of families, especially referring to [[Abraham]], [[Isaac]]. [[Jacob]] and his 12 sons, and [[King David]]. The patriarchal period refers to the time from [[Abraham]] (around 1,800 BC) to [[Joseph (Genesis)|Joseph]], the son of Jacob, and is recorded in the [[Book of Genesis]].

According to Genesis, [[God]] called Abram to [[faith]] and obedience, calling him to leave his home of [[Ur]], and move to a land that toat He would show him. Abram, his wife Sarai ([[Sarah]]), and his extended clan then moved to the land of [[Canaan]]. In this land, God promised to bless him and make him a great nation (although Abraham was childless at the time). Trusting this promise, Abram journeyed down to Shechem, then to a spot between Bethel and Ai. He then moved to the oaks of Mamre in Hebron. The [[Bible]] tells us that Abraham trusted God, and God credited this to him as [[righteousness]].

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