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'''Abraham''' ('''אַבְרָהָם''' "Father/Leader of many", [[Standard Hebrew]] '''Avraham''', [[Tiberian Hebrew]] '''ʾAḇrāhām'''; [[Arabic language|Arabic]] '''ابراهيم''' '''Ibrāhīm''', [[Sanskrit]]'''ब्रह्म''' [[Brahma]], [[Brahmana]]) is the [[patriarch]] of [[Judaism]], recognized by [[Christianity]], and a very important [[prophet]] in [[Islam]]. The story of his life is told in the [[Book of Genesis]] and in the [[Quran]].
 
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are sometimes referred to as the "[[Abrahamic religion]]s" because of the role Abraham plays in their holy books and beliefs. In the [[Hebrew Bible]] and the [[Qur'an]], Abraham is described as a patriarch blessed by God and promised great things, father of the People of Israel through his son [[Isaac]], and of the Ishmaelites, generally identified as the [[Arab]]s, through his son [[Ishmael]]. In Islam, Abraham is considered to be one of the most important of the many prophets sent by God. Christian belief considers Abraham's attempt to offer up Isaac as a foreshadowing of God's offering of his son, Jesus.