**"The Lord had said to Abram, "Go from your country, your people and your father's household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." … He took him outside and said, "Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be." Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. … The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time and said, "I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.""""
— Genesis 12:1-3; 15:5-6; 22:15-18 (NIV)
People who search bible verses about Abraham want Scripture on Avraham — Abraham called out of his country, credited with righteousness when he believed, and blessed after he did not withhold Isaac — not only faith alone, obedience alone, or Bible verses about the God of Abraham alone as a divine title. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about obedience, Bible verses about trust, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about the God of Abraham, Bible verses about Isaac, Bible verses about Jacob, Bible verses about Noah, Bible verses about Moses, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about Christ, and Bible verse of the day. Abraham here means the patriarch of Genesis 12–25 — distinct from generic faith lists and from the God-of-Abraham title page alone.
Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, אַבְרָהָם Avraham (Strong's H85; Bible Hub H85) — Abraham ("father of a multitude"); earlier Abram H87. In Genesis 12 he is called; in Genesis 15 he believes; in Genesis 22 he offers Isaac and hears the oath. This list tracks that Abraham inventory — not faith-alone twelve or God-of-Abraham title-alone twelve.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 12 presses Abram leaving country and kindred at the Lord's call and the promise that all peoples would be blessed through him (Bible Hub MHC Genesis 12; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Genesis 12). (Faith, obedience, and God-of-Abraham pages live elsewhere; this list centers Abraham the man.)
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12 Bible verses about Abraham
Genesis 12:1-3. "The Lord had said to Abram, "Go from your country, your people and your father's household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you."" Go — great nation; all peoples blessed. See Bible verses about faith.
Genesis 12:7. "The Lord appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him." Offspring — this land; altar. See Bible verses about worship.
Genesis 13:14-17. "The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, "Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west. All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever. I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted. Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you."" Dust of the earth — walk the land. See Bible verses about hope.
Genesis 15:5-6. "He took him outside and said, "Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be." Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness." Believed — credited as righteousness. See Bible verses about faith.
Genesis 17:1-5. "When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers." Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, "As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations."" Abram to Abraham — father of many nations. See Bible verses about the God of Abraham.
Genesis 18:17-19. "Then the Lord said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him."" Chosen — keep the way of the Lord. See Bible verses about obedience.
Genesis 22:1-2. "Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied. Then God said, "Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you."" Only son Isaac — Moriah. See Bible verses about Isaac.
Genesis 22:9-14. "When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied. "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son." Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided."" The Lord Will Provide — ram instead. See Bible verses about trust.
Genesis 22:15-18. "The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time and said, "I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."" Oath — stars and sand; all nations blessed. See Bible verses about obedience.
Genesis 25:7-8. "Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years. Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people." Full of years — gathered to his people. See Bible verses about hope.
Romans 4:3. "What does Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."" Believed God — credited as righteousness. See Bible verses about faith.
Hebrews 11:8-10. "By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God." By faith — went not knowing; city with foundations. See Bible verses about faith.
How to use these verses
Pick one verse when you need Abraham — not twelve as a grind. If you need the call to leave, start at Genesis 12:1–3. If you need belief credited as righteousness, open Genesis 15:5–6. If you need Moriah and the oath, open Genesis 22:15–18. For Isaac the son of promise, open Bible verses about Isaac. For Jacob who wrestled at Peniel, open Bible verses about Jacob. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.
Questions people ask
What is a good Bible verse about Abraham?
Genesis 12:1–3 is the clear starting place; Genesis 15:5–6 and 22:15–18 press belief credited as righteousness and the Moriah oath.
How do Bible verses about Abraham differ from faith alone?
Faith pages gather trusting God in general. This list centers Abraham the patriarch — call, covenant, and Moriah.
What Hebrew word sits under Abraham?
Avraham (H85) — Abraham ("father of a multitude").
Why isn't the God of Abraham title page the exclusive center of this page?
That divine-title list stays on Bible verses about the God of Abraham so the lists stay distinct (this page owns Abraham the man's call and covenant inventory above).
How is Abraham different from Noah alone?
Noah pages gather the ark and rainbow. This list centers Abraham called to leave and receive the promise for the nations.
