prophecy will be found in An Alphabetical Analysis under the headings

Hebrews2; Philippians3; and the Prize3, which should be read, and the

articles in this prophetic analysis like Millennial Studies9 should be

So far as the Divine Record is concerned, Abraham was the first man to

have his original name changed.

'Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be

Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee' (Gen. 17:5).

The names found in Scripture from Adam to Abram remained unchanged, and

it is in harmony with the new element of that faith which believes in God

that quickeneth the dead, that the names of both Abram and Sarai should be

changed to Abraham and Sarah, in each case associated with the revivification

as it were of those who were 'as good as dead'.  We shall therefore not be

surprised to learn, though Israel has never yet possessed all the land of

promise, that they will do so in the days to come.  The name 'Israel' is the

new name given to Jacob (Gen. 35:10 -11) in association with the promise of

seed and land.  The burial place of Sarah originally named Kirjath -arba was

known as Hebron, meaning a 'Company' and so 'Fellowship' (Gen. 23:2).  And in

the days of prophetic fulfilment the land so often termed 'Forsaken' or

'Desolate' shall be called Hephzi -bah 'My delight is in her', and Beulah

'married' (Isa. 62:4).  The name Abraham occurs in the Old Testament 173

times and in the New Testament 74 times.  While the name occurs in Paul's

epistles written before Acts 28, twenty -nine times, it is never mentioned by

him in any epistle written after that Dispensational Boundary. (See

To set forth adequately the influence of Abraham in the Scriptures,

would entail the incorporation of many themes that have been tabulated under

separate titles.  This use of cross -references must be resorted to if we are

to keep within the demands both of space and of cost.  We therefore leave the

Patriarch with these brief indications of his relationship with things to

come, and pass to other, yet connected subjects.