Person

Abraham

Patriarch revered in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

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Also known as
Avraham, Ibrahim, Abram
How each side tells it

According to Judaism

According to Christianity

According to Islam

Abraham is the patriarch of the Hebrew Bible’s narratives in Genesis. Judaism, Christianity and Islam each regard him as a father of their faith, each on the authority of its own scripture: the Torah, the Bible and the Quran.

No dates for his life are established; traditional chronologies differ.

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Proof 3 sources
  1. The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (JPS 1917), on Sefaria, Sefaria, 1917. Primary record
    Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.
  2. New American Bible, Revised Edition, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2011. Primary record
    those who follow the faith of Abraham, who is the father of all of us
  3. The Quran, translated by Mustafa Khattab (The Clear Quran), on Quran.com, Quran.com. Primary record
    laid upon you no hardship in the religion—the way of your forefather Abraham.
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