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 | Abraham (Old Testament character) | |
| Note: First of the Hebrew patriarchs and a figure revered by the three great monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. According to the biblical book of Genesis, Abraham left Ur, in Mesopotamia, because God called him to found a new nation in an undesignated land that he later learned was Canaan. | |
Display Date: flourished early 2nd millennium BCE
Names:
| Abraham (Old Testament character) (preferred,English-P,D,N) |
| Abraham, Patriarch (Old Testament character) (English,U,N) |
| Avraham (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N) |
| Abram (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N) |
| Avram (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N) |
| Abramo (Old Testament character) (Italian-P,D,N) |
| Abū al-Anbiyāʼ Ibrāhīm al-Khalīl (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N) |
| Abŭraham (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N) |
| Ibrahim (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N) |
| אברהם (Old Testament character) (Hebrew,U,N) |
| אברהם אבינו (Old Testament character) (Hebrew,U,N) |
| إبراهيم الخليل (Old Testament character) (Arabic,U,N) |
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Related Iconography:
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is actor for .... Sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham |
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..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament narratives, Life of Abraham (Abrahamic religion narratives), Sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham (Abrahamic religion narrative)) [901000268] |
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consort/spouse of .... Sarah |
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..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Sarah (Old Testament character)) [901000542] |
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parent of .... Isaac |
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..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Isaac (Old Testament character)) [901000952] |
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parent of .... Ishmael |
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..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Ishmael (Abrahamic religion character)) [901002202] |
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lover of .... Hagar |
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..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Hagar (Old Testament character)) [901002201] |
Other Relationships:
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role/characteristic is .... religious character |
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.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT) |
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culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period) |
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.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT) |
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role/characteristic is .... patriarch |
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.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT) |
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culture/religion is .... Hebrew (culture or style) |
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.....(West Asian, Asian, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT) |
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