Does the Bible give the reasons (if any) for God choosing Abraham?
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Scripture gives this answer:
Genesis 18:18-19 King James Version (KJV)
18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
God, in His perfect Omniscience chose Abraham because He knew Abraham would fulfill His purpose.
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No reason given in the Bible.
The context of Genesis 18:18-19 is whether God should tell Abraham that He is going to destroy Sodom.
Note: "Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation." (Gen 6:9 ESV) is because he was regenerated by God (God's grace through faith in Jesus - the one and only way according to John 14:6). In addition, there is no conjunction "because" in Gen 6:9, rather this verse is the third of the nine toledots (generations) in Genesis.
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