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Welcome to the Word of the Lord Enddures forever with Pastor Will Whedon.

We are years before Moses lays down the laws regarding the degrees of consanguinity.

Thus, the simple reading of the text is that Abraham's wife is his half-sister.

As he explains, they share a common

father, that would be Tara, but Sarah had a different mother than Abraham. The word of the Lord

endures forever is a daily verse-by-verse Bible study with the church, past and present. Pastor

Whedon is leading us in a study of the book of Genesis, chapters 12 through 23.

The grace of our Lord Jesus, Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

Amen.

Greetings, people, loved by God.

So last time we saw Abraham's journeying continue.

He moved south and toward the coastal plain

to just outside the city of Girar.

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