Abraham | |
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Abraham with the Three Angels by Rembrandt
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Born | Abram Ur Kaśdim |
Died | Hebron |
Resting place |
Cave of Machpelah 31°31′29″N 35°06′39″E / 31.524744°N 35.110726°E |
Spouse |
Sarah Hagar (concubine) Keturah |
Children |
Ishmael Isaac Zimran Jokshan Medan Midian Ishbak Shuah |
Influenced | Abrahamic religions |
Abraham | |
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Abraham and the Angels by Aert de Gelder (c. 1680–85)
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First Patriarch | |
Venerated in | |
Feast | 9 October – Roman Catholicism |
Abraham (/ˈeɪbrəˌhæm, -həm/ ABE-raham; Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם, Modern Avraham , Tiberian ʔavrɔ̆hɔːm; Arabic: إبراهيم, Ibrāhīm), originally Abram, is the first of the three patriarchs of Judaism. His story features in the holy texts of all the Abrahamic religions and Abraham plays a prominent role as an example of faith in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.