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<big><b>The Friend of G<small>OD</small></big></b><br>

<big><b>Approaching Abraham</big></b><br>

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|<b><small>''[B'reshit (Torah) 11:26–27]''</small></b>
:"Your name shall no longer be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations."
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======The Account of the Talmud==There have been over two hundred attempts to match the biblical chronology to dates in history, two of the more influential being the traditional Jewish dates (Abraham lived 1812 BCE to 1637 BCE), and those of the 17th century Archbishop [[James Ussher]] (1976 BCE to 1801 BCE); but the most that can be said with some degree of certainty is that the standard Hebrew text of Genesis places Abraham in the earlier part of the second millennium BCE.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03731a.htm |title="Biblical Chronology", Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |publisher=Newadvent.org |date=1 November 1908 |accessdate=2 March 2010}}</ref>

====The Account of the Tanakh====
According to the Tanakh, a standardized Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible, places Abraham's birth 1,948 years after the Creation, or 1948 ''anno mundi''. The two other major textual traditions have different dates, the translated Greek [[Septuagint]] putting it at 3312 AM and the [[Samaritan Pentateuch|Samaritan version of the Torah]] at 2247 AM. All three agree that he died at the age of 175.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grisda.org/origins/07023.htm |title=G.F. Hasel, "Chronogenealogies in the Biblical History of Beginnings" |publisher=Grisda.org |accessdate=2 March 2010}}</ref> 

====The Account of the Talmud====
*According to Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki (Rashi), GOD changed Abram's name to <i>Abraham</i>, a contraction representing his new status as <i>av hamon</i>—father of a multitude—whereas the name Avram represented his former status as only <i>av Aram</i>—father of Aram, his native country. Although he was no longer associated only with Aram, thus making the <i>reish</i> [beginning, first] of his former name unnecessary, the letter was retained.
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*Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (Rambam) stated: All converts are considered descendants of Abraham because the Torah calls him <i>the father of...nations</i>, and therefore a convert can be called a son of Abraham. This means that the spiritual mission of mankind, which began with Adam, was now transferred to Abraham.

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=The Lineage of Abraham: The Account of the <i>Torah</i>=====
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|<b><small>''[B'reshit (Torah) 11:26–27]''</small></b>
:When Terah had lived seventy years, he begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. • Now these are the chronicles of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot.
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Haran died in the lifetime of Terah his father, in his native land, in Ur-kasdim. And Abram and Nahor took themselves wives; the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah. And Sarai was barren, she had no child.

===[[Terah]], the tenth in descent from [[Noah]], fathered Abram, [[Nahor]] and [[Haran]], and Haran fathered [[Lot (Bible)|Lot]]. Haran died in his native [[Ur of the Chaldees]], and Abram married [[Sarah|Sarai]], who was barren. Terah, with <!-- NOT Nahor, -->Abram, Sarai and Lot, then departed for Canaan, but settled in a place named [[Haran (Biblical place)|Haran]], where Terah died at the age of 205. ({{Bibleverse||Genesis|11:27–11:32|HE}})⏎
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===Sequential Events======
<b>Major Markers in the life of Abraham</b><br>
There are certain events within the life of Abraham صلى الله عليه وسلم which complements a ''Judaeo-Islamic'' discussion, whereas both traditions are in complete agreement; in regards to the occurrence of those events as well as their relative sequencing. A hypothesis concludes these events, and their relative sequencing, best serve as major markers to make any attempt to construe the totality  of the sequential events in the life of Abraham صلى الله عليه وسلم, as follows:
#Abraham صلى الله عليه وسلم married Sarah prior to the acquisition of Hagar.
#Hagar was acquired prior to the birth of Ismael.
#Ismael was born prior to Isaac.
#Angels visited Abraham, foretold the birth of Isaac, and destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah prior to the birth of Isaac.
#Isaac was born prior to Abraham's death.
Having establishing these major markers, one next considers geographical markers—if one can establish the sequence of locations—in the life of Abraham صلى الله عليه وسلم, one then can use those geographical locations as secondary markers of sequential events, and can then group individual events, according to geographical locations

======Abrahamic Covenant======
[[File:Basmala.svg|150px]] <big>''"In the Name of G<small>OD</small>, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful...''</big><br>

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