• Acts 7:3
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 3 καὶ and εἶπεν he said πρὸς toward αὐτόν him Ἔξελθε Go you forth ἐκ out of τῆς the γῆς earth σου of you καὶ and τῆς of the συγγενείας relationship σου, of you, καὶ and δεῦρο hither εἰς into τὴν the γῆν earth ἣν which ἄν likely σοι to you δείξω· I should show;

  • Acts Study Notes—Chapter 7
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 7:3

      Go out from your land: When speaking to the Sanhedrin, Stephen says that Abraham was given this command when “the God of glory appeared to our forefather Abraham while he was in Mesopotamia, before he took up residence in Haran.” (Ac 7:2) Abraham (first known as Abram) was originally from the Chaldean city of Ur. As Stephen indicated, that was apparently where Abraham was first told to go out from his land. (Ge 11:28, 29, 31; 15:7; 17:5; Ne 9:7) The account at Ge 11:31–12:3 may give the impression that this command was first given after the death of Abraham’s father, Terah, when Abraham had temporarily settled in Haran. However, in view of that account, taken together with Stephen’s comment here, it is reasonable to conclude that Jehovah gave Abraham this command when he was still in Ur and then repeated the command while Abraham was living in Haran.