Glossary See The Holy Land

Posted By on August 14, 2015

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Abraham

The founding patriarch of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Midianites and Edomite peoples, he is considered father of the three monotheistic faiths tied to the Holy Land today Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Genesis 17:5 says God changed his name from Abram (probably meaning the father is exalted) to Abraham (meaning father of many), then sent him from his home in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) to Canaan.

Here Abraham entered into a covenant: He would recognise Yahweh as his God, and in return he would be blessed with numerous offspring and the land would belong to his descendants.

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