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Abraham, also known as Abram, is the divine progenitor of all Christian believers, Jewish or gentile, as well as the common patriarch of Islam and Judaism. He was the author of the covenant of the pieces, the distinctive relationship between the Jewish people and God.
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Key Facts & Information
ABRAHAM
- Abraham’s father, Terah, was 70 years old when Abraham was born in a Mesopotamian (currently Iraq) village of Cutha. The Torah refers to Abraham’s birthplace as Ever-haNahar, which means ‘beyond the river.’
- Abraham is remembered most for the strength of his faith. In the book of Genesis, he obeys God’s commands without question and is willing to sacrifice his son Isaac in a test of faith, though the Lord eventually substituted a ram.
- According to the Masoretic translation of the holy book, Abraham was born in 2056 BC and lived for 175 years, dying in 1881 BC, or roughly 3,900 years ago.
- Abraham was the first person to preach that there was only one God, whereas, during his time, people believed and worshiped various gods.
- According to the teachings of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Abraham entered into a covenant with God about commitment and a promise of posterity.
- His first task was to follow God’s instructions and leave his homeland of Ur and settle in Canaan, the land God promised Abraham and his descendants. God promised to bless Abraham and his descendants and make them a great nation.
- The most important demand God placed on Abraham and his descendants was that they wholly commit to believing in only one God. This is the pillar upon which Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are built.
ABRAHAM ACCORDING TO CHRISTIANITY
- According to the book of Genesis, Abraham left Ur in Mesopotamia to found a new nation in an unnamed land that he later learned was Canaan.
- He obeyed God’s commands and was rewarded with great promises as well as a covenant that his seed would inherit the land.
- Jesus’ lineage can be traced all the way back to Abraham’s son Isaac, and Abraham’s decision to nearly sacrifice Isaac is now seen as a prophecy of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross.
- Abraham represents humanity’s final opportunity to strengthen and establish a relationship with God according to the Bible.
- In the creation narratives at the beginning of the Bible, Adam and Eve set in motion a pattern of disobedience to God’s commands that takes root ever after.
- Abraham is one of the most important figures in the Bible because of his unwavering faith, determined obedience, and role as the first of the Hebrew patriarchs.
- God made a covenant with Abraham and his descendants in Genesis 17:4-7, announcing that Abraham would be the Father of Many Nations and that kings would be born from his bloodline.
- Following the Apostle Paul, church leaders have always referred to Abraham as the spiritual father of all Christians throughout history.
- Christians are children of Abraham by faith, according to Augustine of Hippo (354–430 AD).
- On the other hand, Ambrose of Milan (St. Ambrose) stated that “Christians possess the promises made to Abraham through their faith,” and German priest Martin Luther regarded Abraham as “a paradigm of the man of faith.”
ABRAHAM ACCORDING TO JUDAISM
- According to Jewish tradition, Abraham is referred to as Avraham Avinu, “our father Abraham.“
- This title demonstrates that he is both the biological progenitor of the Jews and the father of Judaism, that is the first Jew.
- His life story is often read in the weekly Torah reading portions, most notably found in Lech-Lecha, Chayei Sarah, and Toledot.
- Furthermore, the Jewish people are the descendants of Abraham and Sarah’s son, Isaac, and they are recognized as the promised children in Judaism.
- The Jewish people’s history begins in the Middle East during the Bronze Age when God promised Abram (later renamed Abraham) that if he obeyed what God told him, he would be the “father of a great nation.”
- Jews consider Abraham, as he was later known to be, the Jewish people’s first patriarch. Abraham was the first to teach that there was only one God; before that, people worshiped many gods. Abraham’s father, Terach, had made a living by selling idols of various gods.
- On the other hand, it is said in “Legends of the Jews” (1909) by Louis Ginzberg that “God created heaven and the earth for the sake of Abraham’s merits.”
- He studied the “ways of God,” to continue the line of High Priests from Noah and Shem, and was assigned the office to Levi and his seed forever.
- Before leaving his father’s land, Abraham was saved from Nimrod’s fiery furnace for his brave action of breaking the Chaldeans’ idols into pieces.
ABRAHAM (IBRAHIM) ACCORDING TO ISLAM
- Muslims refer to Abraham as Ibrahim and regard him as an important prophet of the Islamic faith. Ishmael, Ibrahim’s first son from Hagar, is widely regarded as the father of the Arabs.
- According to Islamic lore, Ibrahim fulfilled all of the commandments and tests that Allah provided for him throughout his life.
- As a result of his unwavering faith, Allah promised Ibrahim that he would be a leader of all the nations of the world.
- Ibrahim is also praised in the Quran for being a model, an exemplar, obedient, and not an idolater.
- In the book of Muhammad Naga, “The Story of Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim) In Islam” (2017), Ibrahim is considered the “primordial man in universal surrender to Divine Reality before to its fragmentation into religions separated by differences in form.”
- Muslims believe that the prophet Ibrahim was the righteous leader of his time and that Adnanite-Arabs and Israelites came through him.
- Furthermore, Ibrahim was influential in ridding the world of idolatry at the time, according to Islam.
- Paganism was eradicated on both the Arabian Peninsula and Canaan by Ibrahim. He spiritually cleansed both places of worship while also physically sanctifying them.
- The sacraments of pilgrimage, or hajj, were established by Ibrahim and Isma’il (Ishmael), and are still practiced by Muslims today.
- Muslims believe Ibrahim also asked Allah to bless both lines of his descendants, Isma’il and Isaq (Isaac), and to protect all of his descendants.
- The Islamic holy day Eid ul-Adha is a special commemoration of Ibrahim’s sacrifice. Every able-bodied Muslim is expected to make the pilgrimage to pay homage at the Kaaba in the Hejazi city of Mecca (Saudi Arabia), which Ibrahim and his son Ishmael built as the first house of worship on earth.
Abraham Worksheets
This is a fantastic bundle that includes everything you need to know about Abraham across 25 in-depth pages. These are ready-to-use worksheets that are perfect for teaching about Abraham, also known as Abram, who is the divine progenitor of all Christian believers, Jewish or gentile, as well as the common patriarch of Islam and Judaism.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Christianity teach about Abraham?
The book of Genesis tells us that Abraham left Ur and moved to Cannan. He was obedient to God and was rewarded greatly. He was asked to sacrifice his eldest son Isaac and when God saw his determination, he was promised to be the one from whose lineage Christ would come.
What does Judaism teach about Abraham?
Abraham in Jewish tradition is called Avraham Avinu which means “our father Abraham”. This title means that he is both the biological progenitor of the Jews as well as the father of Judaism. Furthermore, it is said that the Jews are descended from the line of Isaac, Abraham and Sarah’s son.
What does Islam teach about Abraham?
In Islam, Abraham is called Ibrahim and regarded as a prophet. Ibrahim’s first son with Hagar is known to be the father of the Arabs. It is taught that Ibrahim obeyed Allah’s tests and commandments and due to his unwavering faith was promised to be the leader of all the nations of the world.
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