Genesis 12:5

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

Cross-references

Genesis 11:31 Historical context

In Gen 11:31, Terah departs Ur with Abram, Sarai, and Lot toward Canaan — the same party and destination Abram continues from Haran here.

Genesis 14:12 Historical context

In Gen 14:12, Lot — who traveled with Abram here — is taken captive after settling in Sodom. His story continues from this journey.

Genesis 14:14 Historical context

Genesis 14:14 mentions Abram's 318 trained servants born in his household — likely part of the 'people acquired in Haran' described here, now battle-ready.

Genesis 46:5-26 details Jacob's entire household departing for Egypt — echoing this pattern of a patriarch migrating with family, servants, and possessions.

Genesis 16:3 Historical context

In Gen 16:3, Abram has dwelt ten years in Canaan — a timeline marker building directly on his arrival in the land recorded here.

Acts 7:4 Allusion

In Acts 7:4, Stephen retells this journey — Abram leaving Ur, dwelling in Haran, then moving to Canaan after his father's death.

In Hebrews 11:8, this departure is cast as Abram's defining act of faith — obeying God's call without knowing his destination.