So, Abraham left the Land of Ur where he was from. That is now part of modern Iraq. In Abraham's time it was a port city by the Persian Gulf but time changes things and now it is quite a few miles from the coast, but it is still on the Euphrates River. In Abraham's day it was under control of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
Abraham and an Angel vs the Priest of Elkenah
There is a ziggurat in the background. The Ziggurat of Ur is an ancient step pyramid basically. It is interesting how much it looks like pyramids in Mesoamerica. Mesoamerica is Mexico and Central America. I lived in both the country of Guatemala and Mexico. I studied archaeology in Mexico during my college years. I lived in Guatemala as a boy. My father started a medical mission in the mountains of Guatemala. I actually went to part of my first grade year in Guatemala. We, Mormons or members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, believe that at least some of the ancient America inhabitants came from the Old World ...from the Middle East area. So some of the Native Americans are descended from Middle Easterns. We believe that some of those who came here to the Americas were descended from Abraham. Maybe that is why many of the ancients in the Americas built step pyramids.
Note: Some of the drawing is Egyptian Gods and other parts are Persian in origin. Since this happened in Persian when Egypt ruled the area.
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