Most people in the world have learned of Abraham the Hebrew (Genesis 14:13), who Jews regard as the first Jew, not by reading a book of Jewish history, but by listening to and reading from the ...

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The patriarch Abraham (peace be upon him for each mention) is much venerated in Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Muslims request a special blessing from God for him a minimum of five times daily ...

Terah, the father of Abram, moved his family from Ur of the Chaldeans to Haran on the way to Canaan. After his father died in Haran, “the Lord said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your people, and your ...

M. Sadeghi stars as the title character in filmmaker Reza Varzi's epic retelling of the life and times of Abraham, known as the patriarch of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the world's three most ...

On Sunday, the Book of Hebrews told Catholics that Abraham trusted and obeyed God regarding leaving his home, bearing children and sacrificing Isaac. As described in Hebrews, “By faith Abraham obeyed ...