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The person of Abraham was not only of great importance to the Jewish people of the Old Testament, but he is also one of the defining figures of Christian culture. This is because the patriarch's attitude, which the sacred writer expresses in words in Genesis 15:6, was presented as an example to be followed for the chosen people in the past, and is presented to the Christian person today. This attitude, which Abraham showed towards God, is summarized in a single phrase: Abraham believed. Through the lens of the Old Testament, we will examine this expression more closely, and especially in the context of Gen 15:1–6, we seek the answer to our main question: What did Abraham's faith encompass?

The Textual and Redactional History of Genesis 46:8–27 -- Genesis 46:8–27 lists the names of those who went down along with Jacob to Egypt during the famine in Canaan. However, this passage has some features that inspire to further study. These include seemingly pointless repetitions, tensions within the text and contradictions with other verses in the book of Genesis, which lead us to conclude that the text of the pericope in question has undergone significant changes over time. In this study, we will attempt to deduce possible textual layers and reconstruct the sources used, starting from the canonical text and working backwards in time.