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Genesis 12 Meaning

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The translation of that phrase by the NRSV, while not implicitly supported by the original Hebrew text, may however, fit better with a scholar's overall understanding of the passage. This is not the only phrase that sees several way of interpretation. The third verse has also seen it's share of outlooks.
Genesis 12:3 states, "I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed" (NRSV). Curses can probably never be fully separated from blessings.7 One group's gain is inevitably another group's loss. This also marks a shift in the relationship being discussed. The first two segments concentrate on the relationship between Abram and God, the second part changes
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