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- DATABASE: see Category:Abraham (subject)
- SOURCES: see Abraham (sources)
According to Jewish, tradition, Abraham was the forefather of Jews and Arabs, the husband of Sarah, Agar, and Keturah, and the father of Ishmael, Isaac and other children. He is the protagonist and/or pseudo-author of several texts written in the Second Temple period, such as the Testament of Abraham.
References
- Abraham / James E. Bowley / In: The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary, 294-295
- Abraham / Alan Ralph Millard / In: The Anchor Bible Dictionary (1992 Freedman), dictionary, 1:35-41