{{summary Infobox_Contents | text topic_name =The 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}} |}}
{{overview}}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]].
{{topics}}* ===[[Abraham]] | [[Isaac]] | [[Jacob]] | [[Joseph (Genesis)|Joseph]]===
{{opinions}}According to Genesis, [[God]] called Abram to [[faith]] and obedience, calling him to leave his home of [[Ur]], and move to a land 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]].
{{quotes}}===[[Isaac]]===
{{links}}Abraham's wife, Sarah, bore a son, Isaac, late in life. ===[[Jacob]]=== Isaac was the father of Jacob, who God renamed Israel. Jacob was the father of 12 sons, whose offspring became the 12 tribes of Israel. ===[[Joseph (Genesis)|Joseph]]=== ==Quotes== ==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_%28Bible%29 Wikipedia - Patriarch (Bible)]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarchal_Age Wikipedia - Patriarchal age]
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