# אַבְרָם (avram) Israeli respelling: av-ram. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew. Strong’s H87. 50 Old Testament occurrences. Abram, the original name of Abraham King James renderings: Abram. Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/avram-h87 ## Occurrences - [Genesis 11:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/11/26) — And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. - [Genesis 11:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/11/27) — Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. - [Genesis 11:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/11/29) — And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the f… - [Genesis 11:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/11/31) — And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went fo… - [Genesis 12:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/12/1) — Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will s… - [Genesis 12:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/12/4) — So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of… - [Genesis 12:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/12/5) — And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotte… - [Genesis 12:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/12/6) — And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. - [Genesis 12:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/12/7) — And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared… - [Genesis 12:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/12/9) — And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. - [Genesis 12:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/12/10) — And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. - [Genesis 12:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/12/14) — And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. - [Genesis 12:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/12/16) — And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and c… - [Genesis 12:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/12/17) — And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife. - [Genesis 12:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/12/18) — And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife? - [Genesis 13:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/13/1) — And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. - [Genesis 13:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/13/2) — And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. - [Genesis 13:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/13/4) — Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD. - [Genesis 13:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/13/5) — And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. - [Genesis 13:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/13/7) — And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled t… - [Genesis 13:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/13/8) — And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethr… - [Genesis 13:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/13/12) — Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. - [Genesis 13:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/13/14) — And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northwa… - [Genesis 13:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/13/18) — Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD. - [Genesis 14:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/14/12) — And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. - [Genesis 14:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/14/13) — And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brot… - [Genesis 14:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/14/14) — And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen,… - [Genesis 14:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/14/19) — And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: - [Genesis 14:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/14/21) — And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. - [Genesis 14:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/14/22) — And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, - [Genesis 14:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/14/23) — That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have… - [Genesis 15:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/15/1) — After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great rewa… - [Genesis 15:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/15/2) — And Abram said, LORD God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? - [Genesis 15:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/15/3) — And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. - [Genesis 15:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/15/11) — And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away. - [Genesis 15:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/15/12) — And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. - [Genesis 15:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/15/13) — And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they sha… - [Genesis 15:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/15/18) — In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great r… - [Genesis 16:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/16/1) — Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. - [Genesis 16:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/16/2) — And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obta… - [Genesis 16:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/16/3) — And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband… - [Genesis 16:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/16/5) — And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despi… - [Genesis 16:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/16/6) — But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled f… - [Genesis 16:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/16/15) — And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael. - [Genesis 16:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/16/16) — And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram. - [Genesis 17:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/17/1) — And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be… - [Genesis 17:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/17/3) — And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, - [Genesis 17:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/17/5) — Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. - [1 Chronicles 1:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/1/27) — Abram; the same is Abraham. - [Nehemiah 9:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/9/7) — Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;