Abraham's offspring

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• ABRAHAM — (originally Abram; Heb. אַבְרָהָם, אַבְרָם), first patriarch of the people of Israel. The form Abram occurs in the Bible only in Genesis 11:26–17:5, Nehemiah 9:7, and I Chronicles 1:26. Otherwise, Abraham appears invariably, and the name is borne …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• ABRAHAM BEN MOSES BEN MAIMON — (1186–1237), theologian, exegete, communal leader, mystical pietist, and physician. Little was known about him prior to the discovery of the cairo genizah , which has preserved many of his writings, in part autographic. Born in Fustat, Egypt, on… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Abraham Bentes — Abraham Ramiro Bentes (1912 – 1990), was a Brazilian Army commander and linguist.Born in Itaituba, Pará State in Northern Brazil, he was the offspring of Jewish immigrants from Morocco. Bentes joined the Brazilian Army in the 1930s and after a… …   Wikipedia

• Abraham Lincoln: The Dred Scott Decision and the Declaration of Independence — ▪ Primary Source              The Dred Scott decision of March 1857 dealt a severe blow to Republican efforts to prevent the expansion of slavery. As the leading Republican in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln felt bound to oppose Democrats who upheld… …   Universalium

• Abraham (Abram) — (fl. ?19th 16th cent, BCE)    Israelite patriarch. He left Ur and travelled to Canaan. God appeared to him and promised that his offspring would inherit the earth. The Lord made a covenant with Abraham and tested his faith by asking him to… …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

• 14. ABRAHAM (Ibrahim) — In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. 1. Alif, Lam, Ra. A Scripture that We revealed to you, that you may bring humanity from darkness to light with the permission of their Lord to the path of the Almighty, the Praiseworthy. 2. God to… …   Quran. Talal Itani translate

• descendants of Abraham — people who are offspring from Abraham, member of the Israelite people …   English contemporary dictionary

• CASTELEYN, Abraham — (c. 1628–1681)    Journalist and city printer. During the 1650s, Casteleyn started two newspapers in his city of Haarlem, of which his Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant (Sincere Haarlem Newspaper) became known all over Europe. His widow and offspring… …   Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands

• Justification (theology) — The Harrowing of Hell as depicted by Fra Angelico Rising out of the Protestant Reformation, Justification is the chief article of faith describing God s act of declaring or making a sinner righteous through Christ s atoning sacrifice. The extent …   Wikipedia

• Ishmael — For other uses, see Ishmael (disambiguation). Ishmael A depiction of Hagar and Ishmael in the desert by François Joseph Navez Prophet, Patriarch, Father of the Arabs, Constructor of the Kaaba, Apostle to Arabi …   Wikipedia

• PENTATEUCH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction definition outline contents and structure the primeval history the patriarchs the exodus Sinai/Horeb Covenant and Laws the journey Moses Farewell the authors doublets and… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism