Before this chapter, I always pictured Abraham as a strong man but not really a fighter. I saw him as peaceful more than mighty, but here we go, another chapter that flips the script on what I thought I knew. Here, in Genesis 14, we see Abraham lead an army of 318 trained men, strategically defeat multiple kings and their armies, and (spoiler alert) rescue Lot. Yes, now instead of picturing Abraham as an older wise man, I picture him more like Aragorn, the mighty man from the Lord of the Rings movies fighting the enemy to get a hobbit (or in this case, Lot) back. You can blame Susan for the Lord of the Rings references. She started it with her comparison of Melchizedek to Gandalf.
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What story would be complete without a battle? Genesis 14 brings us Abram's first battle and quite the rescue mission.
Genesis 14: Abraham-The Nation and The Name
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