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Words to Describe Abraham in the Bible

Abraham, Hebrew Avraham, originally called Abram or, in Hebrew, Avram (flourished early 2nd millennium BCE), was the first of the Hebrew patriarchs and a figure revered by the three great monotheistic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. According to the biblical book of Genesis, Abraham left Ur, in Mesopotamia, because God called him to found a new nation in an undesignated land that he later learned was Canaan. He… Read More »Words to Describe Abraham in the Bible