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'''Abraham''' is a figure in the [[Old Testament]] considered to be a precursor of the world's three great Western religious traditions: [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Islam]], called the [[Abrahamic religions]]. The [[Judaeo-Christian]] religions exclude Islam. | '''Abraham''' is a figure in the [[Old Testament]] considered to be a precursor of the world's three great Western religious traditions: [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Islam]], called the [[Abrahamic religions]]. The [[Judaeo-Christian]] religions exclude Islam. | ||
Abraham’s wife, [[Sarah]], was unable to bear children, so he took a second wife; Hagar, an Arab maidservant. [[Hagar]] bore Abraham a son, [[Ishmael]]. Thirteen years thence, Sarah bore Abraham another son, [[Isaac]]. | Abraham’s wife, [[Sarah]], was unable to bear children, so he took a second wife; Hagar, an Arab maidservant. [[Hagar]] bore Abraham a son, [[Ishmael]]. Thirteen years thence, Sarah bore Abraham another son, [[Isaac]]. At Sarah’s insistence, Abraham banished Hagar and Ishmael, and it is from this point that split between [[Arab]] and [[Jew]] was traditionally derived. | ||
Latest revision as of 04:40, 16 April 2014
Abraham is a figure in the Old Testament considered to be a precursor of the world's three great Western religious traditions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, called the Abrahamic religions. The Judaeo-Christian religions exclude Islam.
Abraham’s wife, Sarah, was unable to bear children, so he took a second wife; Hagar, an Arab maidservant. Hagar bore Abraham a son, Ishmael. Thirteen years thence, Sarah bore Abraham another son, Isaac. At Sarah’s insistence, Abraham banished Hagar and Ishmael, and it is from this point that split between Arab and Jew was traditionally derived.