The Family of Abraham: Part 2—A Dead Brother and a Barren Wife
March 5, 2019
Alastair Roberts
This is the second part of my series of videos on the family of Abraham. Within it, I discuss the background to the call of Abram in the story of the Flood, Babel, and the death of Haran.
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