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Definition of Abraham
1. Noun. The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son. "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham"
Definition of Abraham
1. Proper noun. (context Judaism Christianity Islam) A prophet in the Old Testament and Koran; a Semitic patriarch who preached monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac and the Arab patriarch Ishmael. ¹
2. Proper noun. (Hebrew male given name). ¹
3. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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