10 Facts about Abraham

Thursday, November 6th 2014. | Religion

Facts about Abraham show the ideas about the Patriarch of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This man is very important in three religions in the world. If you want to know more about this man, you have to check out the following details below which talk about his family life, death and birth of Abraham.

Facts About Abraham 1: birth name and place of birth

Abraham was born in the city of Ur in Babylonia. His birth name was Abram. He had two brothers, Nahor and Haran. His father was Terah.

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Facts about Abraham 2: Abraham and Sarah

Sarah is the wife of Abraham. When both were in a tent, there were three angels coming and promising them with a son. The story was based on the Old Testament.

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Facts About Abraham 3: sons

Let’s talk about the son of Abraham. His first son was Ishmael. Ishmael was his son with Hagar. Abraham had a son with Sarah. His name was Isaac.

Facts about Abraham 4: Isaac

It is very surprising to know that Sarah was 90 years old and Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born. Finally Abraham and Sarah got a son. However, God ordered Abraham to sacrifice his son in the land of Moriah. Because it was the order from the God, Abraham was willingly to do the sacrifice.

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Facts About Abraham 5: circumcision

Circumcision is very common in the world nowadays. But in the past, it was a very rare situation. Do you know that the first person who got circumcised was Abraham?

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Facts About Abraham 6: death

Abraham passed away when he was 175 years old. He was buried in a cave of Machpelah by his sons, Isaac and Ishmael based on the Jewish tradition.

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Facts about Abraham 7: traveling to Egypt

Abraham and Sarah decided to travel to south to Egypt when the land of Canaan was struck by severe famine. Abraham told his wife to say that she was his sister. Therefore, the Egyptian people would not kill him.

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Facts About Abraham 8: Sarai’s beauty

The beauty of Sarai was well appreciated when Abraham and his wife entered Egypt. Sarai was taken into the palace of Pharaoh due to her beauty. Abraham was given some provisions by the pharaoh. But all provisions were taken again after the pharaoh found that that Sarai was his wife and God sent plagues to Pharaoh and his household.

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Facts about Abraham 9: Ishmael

When Isaac was born, Ishmael was 14 years old. Sarah wanted Hagar and Ishmael to be sent away. Therefore, Abraham gave both of them water and bread and made them go.

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Facts About Abraham 10: the life of Ishmael

Even though Ishmael had to live with his own mother alone. He finally grew up into a skilled archer. He could live well in Paran wilderness because he married a girl from Egypt.