Abraham’s Covenant with God

A) One of the covenants Abraham made with God was as follows. Abraham and his future generations would have God as their god, and in doing so, the Jewish people were given the land of Israel, or as it was known then, Canaan. Abraham was also promised that his numbers would become great, and that he would be the father of many nations to come. Along with these things, Abraham had his name changed – he used to be known as Avram however it was changed and became Avraham, as we now know him to be.

In return for this, Abraham and his descendants would have to promise to give something back. Although God doesn’t need anything, he did ask for something but as more of a desire rather than a need. He said that he would like ethical monotheism. This means that he wanted everyone to believe in One God only.

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As with all covenants, there was a sign made as recognition of it. God said that he wanted all males to have their foreskin circumcised after eight days of their existence. As for Abraham, although he was very old, he was also asked to be circumcised as an example for the future descendants. So, as Avraham circumcised himself, he was saying that he believed in One God only – Hashem.

B) The covenant God made with Abraham is still important to Jews today because of multiple reasons. The first is that when Abraham did it, he was showing his belief ...

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