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Abraham [a] (originally Abram) [b] is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. [7] In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews and God; in Christianity, he is the spiritual progenitor of all believers, whether Jewish or non-Jewish; [c] [8] and in Islam, he is a link in the chain of Islamic ...
The Qur'an's Allah is the same Creator God who covenanted with Abraham". Peters states that the Qur'an portrays Allah as both more powerful and more remote than Yahweh , and as a universal deity, unlike Yahweh who closely follows Israelites .
God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, protect your beloved people Israel from all hurt, in your love. As the beloved holy Sabbath goes (away), that the week, should come to us with perfect faith, with faith in the sages, with love and attachment to good friends, to attachment to the blessed Creator, with belief in your thirteen principles of faith, and in the ultimate redemption, may it ...
Abraham [a] was a prophet and messenger [5] [6] of God according to Islam, and an ancestor to the Ishmaelite Arabs and Israelites. [5] [7] Abraham plays a prominent role as an example of faith in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. [5] In Muslim belief, Abraham fulfilled all the commandments and trials wherein God nurtured him throughout his ...
Abraham, Sarah and Hagar, imagined here in a Bible illustration from 1897. Isaac blessing his son, as painted by Giotto di Bondone Jacob Wrestling with the Angel by Eugène Delacroix The patriarchs ( Hebrew : אבות ʾAvot , "fathers") of the Bible , when narrowly defined, are Abraham , his son Isaac , and Isaac's son Jacob , also named ...
Magen Avraham – 'Shield of Abraham' Makom or HaMakom – literally 'The Place', perhaps meaning 'The Omnipresent' (see Tzimtzum) Malbish Arumim – 'Clother of the Naked' Matir Asurim – 'Freer of the Captives' Mechayeh HaKol; In Arabic al-Muhyi al-Kull محيي الكل – 'Life giver to All' (Reform version of Mechayeh Metim)
The following is a family tree for the descendants of the line of Noah's son Shem, through Abraham to Jacob and his sons. Dashed lines are marriage connections. Not all individuals in this portion of the Bible are given names. For example, one English translation of the Bible states in Genesis 11:13 that "After the birth of Shelah,
The name given by the Talmud is not the only one in Jewish tradition. The Book of Jubilees (11:13) names Abraham's mother Edna. Pirkei De-Rabbi Eliezer names her Atudai. [2] There is probably no tradition going back to Moses about the name of Abraham's mother; her name could be Atudai, Edna, Amathlai, or another totally different one. [2]