of a divinely guided pilgrimage from Babylonia to Canaan under
Abraham's leadership just as we have described. It is a great thing to
have memories of noble parents and traditions of heroic ancestors.
These the Hebrews had from the very beginning.


STUDY TOPICS

1. Look up in any good Bible dictionary, the articles on Babylonia and
Hammurabi.

2. Read Genesis 12, 15, and 24 and form your own opinion of Abraham as
a husband and father.

3. What was Abraham's most valuable contribution to history?

4. From any map of western Asia, draw a sketch map showing the Nile,
Euphrates, and Tigris Rivers, the Mediterranean Sea, and the general
direction of Abraham's pilgrimage.

5. Where in the Bible is found the sentence spoken by Abraham to Lot,
and quoted in this chapter?




CHAPTER IV

A STRUGGLE AGAINST TYRANNY