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After being called in Genesis 12:1-3, Abram obeyed and went into the land of Canaan:

And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. (Genesis 12:7)

To help you understand the significance of this event, The Dake Annotated Reference Bible lists other altar builders in Scripture, on page 11 of the Old Testament:

Fourteen Altar Builders of Scripture (Gen. 12:7)

  1. God (Heb. 8:5; 9:23; Rev. 6:9)
  2. Noah (Gen. 8:20)
  3. Abraham (built four altars, Gen. 12:7-8; 13:18; 22:9)
  4. Isaac (Gen. 26:25)
  5. Jacob (built two altars, Gen. 33:20; 35:1-7)
  6. Moses (built four altars, Ex. 17:15; 24:4; 27:1-8; 30:1- 10)
  7. Joshua (two, Josh. 8:30-31; 22:10)
  8. Gideon (Judg. 6:24-32)
  9. Israel (Judg. 21:4)
  10. Saul (1 Sam. 14:35)
  11. David (2 Sam. 24:18-25)
  12. Solomon (built two altars, 1 Ki. 9:25)
  13. Elijah (1 Ki. 18:30-35)
  14. Zerubbabel (Ezra 3:2-3)

     

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