Abraham's greatest feat, the cause of his success in the world, was his ability to be truly "one." Alone and singular in his focus, Abraham is cast here as a great rebel who is forever breaking free from the idols of his society -- the original iconoclast.
"Go to yourself," God says to Abram, "from your land, from your relatives and from your father's home to the land that I will show you. And I will make you a great nation."