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Abraham (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם, Stanard Avraham Tiberian ʾAḇrāhām Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom ; Arabic: ابراهيم‎, Ibrāhīm ; Ge'ez: አብርሃም, ʾAbrəham) is a man mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, beginning with the Book of Genesis, the first of the Five Books of Moses, as well as in the Qur'an. His life as narrated in Genesis 11-25 may reflect various traditions. Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions regard him as the founding patriarch of the Israelites, Ishmaelites and Edomite peoples. In what is thus called Abrahamic religious tradition, Abraham is the forefather of these peoples.

Trivia about abraham

  • The name of this first great patriarch of Israel means "father of a multitude"
  • Some archaeologists think the site of this first Biblical patriarch's home was in Iraq, some in Turkey
  • God said this man, childless at the time, would have as many descendants as the number of stars in heaven
  • In Genesis 22 he saddled up his ass & headed off with Isaac to make an offering -- of Isaac
  • Through sons Isaac & Ishmael both Jews & Arabs descend from him
  • (Alex stands at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.) The Western Wall is the only remnant of a retaining wall that was built to support the Temple Mount; now tradition says this mount was Moriah, the site where this patriarch prepared to sacrifice his son
  • God made a covenant with this son of Terah
  • Bram, as in Bram Stoker, is short for this name
  • Chapter 11 of Genesis says that this Biblical patriarch hailed from Ur
  • In Genesis 17:4 God told him, "Thou shalt be a father of many nations"
  • The ancient patriarch of both Islam & Judaism, this man is an ancestor of Muhammad through Ishmael
  • Named from Hebrew words for "father of many", this Patriarch has a shrine built for him in Mecca
  • Some archeologists figure this Biblical "father" was living at the time in Ur
  • The Bible's Ishmael
  • In Genesis 17:4, God promised to make him "a father of many nations"
  • Hagar, carrying this man's baby, fled into the desert after harsh treatment from his wife
  • We admire his faith, but it seems this guy almost knocked off his own son in Genesis 22
  • "What wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless?"
  • Kierkegaard's "Fear & Trembling" deals with the ethical problem of this Biblical man asked to sacrifice his son
  • Ephron the Hittite sold this patriarch the field where he buried his wife Sarah
  • When asked "Where is Sarah thy wife?", he replied, "In the tent"
  • The first of the Hebrew Patriarchs, his name means "father of many"
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a painting on the monitor.) In this 17th-century painting, you see Sarah turn her back, as Hagar the handmaid & her son Ishmael are rejected & sent away by this patriarch
  • Bruce Feiler's biography of this Biblical figure is subtitled "A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths"
  • After Sarah's death, he married Keturah, who bore him Zimran, Ishbak & others
  • This biblical patriarch's brothers were Haran & Nahor, & he was Lot's uncle

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