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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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*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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(contracted; show full)ns&source=bl&ots=aFute0p0_x&sig=ES0qi7jA4zyCXLIMs3sac2cyvOg&hl=en&ei=wSYLTavKBsnprAfZuenxCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Abraham&f=false "Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible", K. van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter Willem van der Horst (eds) (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing), pp.3–4]</ref> Some oral traditions, however, may still hold an earlier history.<ref name="books.google.com.au"/>