13 Bible Verses about Abraham, Characteristics Of
Most Relevant Verses
Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
And blessed be God Most High,
Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”
He gave him a tenth of all.
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth part of all the spoils, was first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace.
Now observe how great this man was to whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth of the choicest spoils.
Do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me,
As in the day of trial in the wilderness,
Then a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now he was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and these were allies with Abram.
The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give the people to me and take the goods for yourself.”
Abraham came near and said, “Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
Then he believed in the Lord; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.
