Neville Goddard on Genesis 13:4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 13 in context

Scripture Focus

4Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

Genesis 13:4

Biblical Context

Abram returns to the original altar and calls on the name of the LORD, signaling a worshipful posture of prayer and trust. This shows true proximity to God arises from an inner invocation within the heart.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the present reading, the 'place' of the altar is your fixed state of consciousness, the inner sanctuary you return to when you desire alignment. The altar symbolizes a practiced posture of worship—an unwavering attention that consecrates thoughts. 'Calling on the name of the LORD' is not a petition to a distant deity but the I AM consciousness naming and recognizing its own Presence. Abram’s action embodies the Neville principle: your inner state precedes and fashions outward events. When you assume the feeling of being in the Presence, you anchor a belief that you are already loved, provided for, and guided. The moment becomes a turning of mind from lack to abundance, from fear to trust. To imitate Abram, you must return to your own first altar, repeat the Name with feeling, and inhabit the consciousness that God dwells within you now. Outer outcomes follow the inner declaration, precisely because the I AM has declared them true in imagination.