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According to the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, Abraham (Hebrew: םָהָרְבˋ, Standard Avraham
Tiberian Aḇrāhām Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom ; Arabic: ابراهيم , Ibrāhīm ; Ge'ez: ,
Abrəham) is a figure mentioned in Genesis, the first of the Five Books of Moses, and 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 people.
His original name was Abram (Hebrew: םָרְבˋ , Standard Avram Tiberian Aḇrām) meaning either
"exalted father" or "my father is exalted" (compare Abiram). For the later part of his life, he was
called Abraham (see retroactive nomenclature), often glossed as av hamon (goyim) "father of
many (nations)" per Genesis 17:5, although it does not have any literal meaning in Hebrew. [1]
Abraham was the son of Terah and the grandson of Nahor. Abraham's brothers were named Nahor
and Haran. [2]
According to Genesis, Abraham was brought by God from Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq) to the
land of Canaan. This is thought to have occurred around 2000-1700 BCE. [3] There Abraham
entered into a covenant: in exchange for sole recognition of YHWH as supreme universal deity
and authority, Abraham will be blessed with innumerable progeny.
Judaism, Christianity and Islam are sometimes referred to as the "Abrahamic religions", because
of the progenitor role Abraham plays in their holy books. In the Jewish tradition, he is called
Avraham Avinu or "Abraham, our Father". God promised Abraham that through his offspring, all
the nations of the world will come to be blessed (Genesis 12:3), interpreted in Christian tradition
as a reference to Christ. Jews, Christians, and Muslims consider him father of the people of Israel
through his son Isaac (cf. Exodus 6:3, Exodus 32:13). For Muslims, he is a prophet of Islam and
the ancestor of Muhammad through his other son Ishmael. By his concubine, Keturah, (Genesis
25) Abraham is also a progenitor of the Semitic tribes of the Negev who trace their descent from
their common ancestor Sheba (Genesis 10:28).
Hebrew Bible
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Abraham was born in the Chaldean City of Ur, Mesopotamia, to Terah, his father.
Josephus, Islamic tradition, and Jewish authorities like Maimonides all concur that Ur of the
Chaldees was in Northern Mesopotamia — now southeastern Turkey (identified with Urartu, or
claiming Abraham was born in Urfa), or the nearby Urkesh, which others identify with “Ur of the
Chaldee."
Abram migrated to Haran, apparently the classical Carrhae, on a branch of the Habor. Thence,
after a short stay, he, his wife and half-sister Sarai, Lot (the son of Abram's brother Haran), and all
their followers, departed for Canaan. Moreover, the names of Abram's forefathers Peleg, Serug,
Nahor, and Terah, all appear as names of cities in the region of Haran suggesting that these are
eponymous ancestors of these communities. God called Abram to go to "the land I will show you",
and promised to bless him and man. In the Old Testament, when applied, to the patriarch, the
name appears as 'Abhram, up to Genesis 17:5; thereafter always as 'Abhraham. Two other persons
are named 'Abhiram. The identity of this name with 'Abhram cannot be doubted in view of the