Abraham

Hebrew origin

Abraham is the covenant name given to Abram, marking him as father of many nations. In Genesis 18 he receives visitors at Mamre and intercedes for Sodom.

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First mention: Genesis 17:5

Family

Parents

Terah

Terah is the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. He led the family from Ur toward…

Siblings

Nahor

Nahor is listed in Genesis 11 both as the son of Serug and as one of Terah's son…

Haran

Haran is one of Terah's sons and the father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah.

Scripture references

Genesis 17:5
you are no longer to be called Abram; your name is to be Abraham...
Genesis 17:7
I shall maintain my covenant between myself and you, and your descendants after you...
Genesis 17:19
your wife Sarah will bear you a son whom you must name Isaac.
Genesis 17:23
Then Abraham took his son Ishmael ... and circumcised their foreskins that same day...
Genesis 18:1
Yahweh appeared to him at the Oak of Mamre...
Genesis 18:6
Abraham hurried to the tent and said to Sarah, 'Quick, knead three measures of best flour and make loaves.'
Genesis 18:10
I shall come back to you next year, and then your wife Sarah will have a son.
Genesis 18:23
Abraham stepped forward and said, 'Will you really destroy the upright with the guilty?'
Genesis 18:32
perhaps there will only be ten. 'I shall not destroy it,' he replied, 'for the sake of the ten.'