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Abraham

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A·bra·ham  (br-hm)
In the Bible, the first patriarch and progenitor of the Hebrew people. He was the father of Isaac.
[Hebrew 'abrhm, the (divine) Father is exalted : 'b, father; see b in Semitic roots + rm, rhm, exalted; see rwm in Semitic roots.]
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Noun1.AbrahamAbraham - the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son; "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham"
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