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I will bless those people who bless you. But I will curse anyone who insults you. Through you, I will bless all the families of people on the earth.’[a]

Abram did what the Lord had told him. He left Haran. Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran. Lot went with him. Abram took his wife Sarai, and his nephew Lot. He took everything that belonged to them. He also took the people that worked for them in Haran. They all left to go to the land of Canaan.

When they arrived in Canaan,

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  1. 12:3 Jesus Christ is a descendant of Abram. Through Jesus, God blesses all the nations and families of people on the earth.

I will bless those who bless you,
    and whoever curses you I will curse;(A)
and all peoples on earth
    will be blessed through you.(B)[a]

So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot(C) went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old(D) when he set out from Harran.(E) He took his wife Sarai,(F) his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated(G) and the people(H) they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan,(I) and they arrived there.

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  1. Genesis 12:3 Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)