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Abraham אברהם

People and Groups

First of the three patriarchs and the father of the Jewish people. By tradition he lived about 1900 to 1850 BCE, and he is buried with Sarah in the Cave of the Patriarchs at Hebron. Judaism, Christianity and Islam all revere him.

Sources

  • The book Israel NOWlej by Richard J. Koret, glossary, page 173.