Abraham is viewed as the father of nations. He had many descendants who expanded his lineage as illustrated in the book of Genesis. God asked Abraham to leave his home and go to a new land where Canaan descendants settled. He was promised numerous offsprings that would inherit his land. His wife was called Sarah. She bore him a son at an old age when he had lost hope of ever getting children. God spoke to Abraham in the form of visions. For example, the promise of many descendants was repeated to him in the form of vision. They would be as many as the stars. God used him to warn people against evil as seen in the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham acted as the link between God and His people when he pleaded with God to spare Sodom and Gomorrah