| Abraham/Avraham | |
|---|---|
 Cartoonist's rendering of Abraham | |
| Title | The Forefather |
| Born | 1948 AC (After Creation) |
| Died | 2123 AC |
| Gender | Male |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Family | Forefather |
| Spouse | Sarai, Hagar |
| Residence | Nomad |
Abraham (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם, Avraham), whose birth name was Abram (אברם), is the eponymous patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. According to the Torah, Abraham is the forefather of many tribes, including the Israelites.
His story is told in Genesis. The son of an idol maker, he rejected his father's profession and polytheism. He married Sarah and had two sons. His first son, Ishmael with Hagar and Isaac with Sarah.
External links
- Judaism 101 on Abraham
- Wikipedia's article on Abraham
- Abraham on Wikiquote.
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