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English
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The Scattering and Gathering of Israel : God's Covenant with Abraham Remebered through the Ages
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Window of Faith : Latter-day Saint Perspectives on World History
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Provo, UT
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Religious Studies Center, BYU
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97-120
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"God entered into His special covenant with Abraham around 1900 BC, and His covenant included three major promises. First, Abraham was promised a numberless posterity (see Genesis 13:16), one that started slowly with eight sons through three wives and that gradually grew to include several million Arabs, some two million Jews, and unknown millions of other descendants (such as the ten tribes and other scattered remnants of Israel). With the Industrial Revolution and improved living and health standards, Abraham's posterity has exploded into hundreds of millions of living descendants today (see chart on page 3)." [From author's introduction]