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 “To Be a Greater Follower of Righteousness” Old Testament Lesson 07 (Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1-2) February 7–13 INTRODUCTION When Did Abraham Live? — Enoch Approximately 3000 BC — Noah and the Flood Approximately 2400 BC — The tower of Babel Approximately 2200 BC — Abraham Born in about 2000 BC Abraham’s Titles: — “Friend of God” (James 2:23; D&C 84:63, 77; D&C 93:45–46) — “Father of the Faithful” (Galatians 3:8–9) — One of the “jewels of God” (D&C 101:3–4; Zechariah 9:16; Malachi 3:17). We Are the Children of Abraham We are “the seed of Abraham” (D&C 84:34; D&C 132:30). You probably have a statement in your patriarchal blessing that you are an heir to the “blessings of Abraham. EARLY EVENTS IN ABRAHAM’S LIFE Seeking the Blessings of the Fathers Abraham 1:1–3   Abraham sought the blessings of the priesthood. Ezra Taft Benson said, “The order of priesthood spoken of in the scriptures is sometimes referred to as the patriarchal order because it came down...