Logic tells me that he should have had followers other than his sons, brothers and wife. So did he have any? Please provide references when you answer. I just need proof that he did have.
Just Passing Thru
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Abraham was not a priest, teacher or disciple to have followers. He was a man who believed in God the Father before Jesus was ever conceived in Mary's womb. You may want to read the book of Genesis to get a better understanding for yourself.
Mr.Dale
He wasn't a preaching prophet. Although he did Speak To The Lord and the Lord called him Friend.
However Gen 14:14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
Today we have roughly 25% of our population actively serving the military.
So to kinda answer your question: Abraham would have had at least One Thousand Two Hundred and Seventy Two servants, and family with him. Probably more since back then a family was often 5 to 10 children. If you use those numbers then Abraham would have had around 10,000 people with him as he traveled.
He was known as a Prince, did you know that?
Gen 23:6 Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchers bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulcher, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
macattakk2000
abraham had a small company of servants they pursued to rescue lot.. he was the father of isaac who was the father of jaboc who sons became the tribes of israel..they were a small group when they saught refuge in egypty multiplied during 400 years there to become a nation...it is not implied abe had followers/ his meeting with melchezdek is very interesting as he pops up later in psalm 110:4 hebrew 5 and 7 describes the importance of this ...
Dave
if you look at his character he didn't seem like the type of person many people would follow....
Anonymous
All his concubines and mistresses got baptized into his religion.