Abraham The Founding Father Of Judaism, Christianity, And Islam

The life of Abraham is one of varied geographical places as Abraham moves from place to place as well as an expedition through life's ups and downs with its challenges and disappointment. Abraham's spiritual life is also a journey, as he moves from periods of great faith to those moments of weakness and sin. Ultimately we find that Abraham, this man of faith, learned to trust in God as he traveled, not only from his home in Ur but as he journeyed towards faith.

Christianity and Islam are the most influential religions in the world. Judaism has only fourteen million followers across the continents which makes Judaism the 12th largest religion. Although Judaism is not as large as Christianity and Islam, It still has an impact on the world. Prophet Abraham is the called in Islam "the father of all prophets" and because of that, sometimes Christianity, Islam and Judaism are called Abrahamic Religions. There are many known differences and similarities between Christianity, Islam and Judaism. They all share the same believe in Divine Revelation; they all believe that god is contacting prophets through revelation. Also, both of Muslims and Jews claim to be strict monotheists while Christians claim to be Trinitarian monotheists. Besides believing in only one true god and life after death, hell and paradise, they all appeared in the same geological time and recognize almost same prophets. In contrast, Muslims and Jews do not have the believe of trinity as Christians do. In addition, the god of Christians and Muslims focused on the whole universe while the god of Jews on Israeli nation.

Abraham was the grandfather Jacob, the Israelite patriarch. The Israelite lineage consists of descendants from Jacob and his 12 sons, that later became the12 tribes of Israel. Scholars and many Christians believe that the strife between Arab nations and the Israelites originated before Jacob, with his grandfather, Abraham and his son Jacob. Abraham lived several hundred years B.C. According to the Bible and other legends and references God had promised Abraham a child and from this child`s lineage would come a great nation. He was to have the child with his wife Sarah. Sarah was thought to be barren and too old to conceive. In this time and culture, it was custom that if the patriarch’s wife could not conceive the husband could his wife’s first handmaid to bear him a child.

God’s covenant with Abram, whose name was later changed to Abraham, was to be the father of many nations. The covenant includes promises concerning a land covenant, a seed covenant, and a blessing covenant. The foundation will flow out of the “Seed Covenant” to his descendants Isaac and Jacob, through whom the twelve tribes of Israel were born.

The primary patriarch of Judaism's history is Abraham. Abram was born with the name Abram; he often questioned the faith of his father and sought truth. Eventually, the one Creator and God that Abram sought called to him and told him to leave his home and family, and God would bless him with a great nation and a great number of descendants. Abram obeyed, and the forever-lasting covenant between God and the Jewish people was created. This covenant would be a start to Judaism. The covenant involves obligations and rights between God and the Jews. Over time the terms of the covenant became more stated. Abram's faith was tested to prove himself to God.

Abraham was born in Mesopotamia and died in Canaan. Abraham is founding father and is a figure revered by the three main monotheistic religion, which are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Abraham inherit land from God, which we now know as Canaan.

According to traditional Old Testament historians, Abraham became the first human to establish a covenant with God and with his second son Isaac and grandson Jacob they became the first of three Patriarchs of Judaism and Christianity. Abraham, original name Abram or Avram, along with his wife Sarah, original name Sarai, became the "Father of the Multitudes and Father of the Israelites." Sarah's hand-maiden Hagar, gave birth to Abraham's first son Ishmael who later became a prominent prophet and patriarch of the Islamic faith.

World today shares many religions and beliefs with tracing back to different historical events, however, three most important monotheistic religions known as the Abrahamic religions share remarkably similarities and could be trace through similar historical events. They are known as Christianity, Islam and Judaism.

Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are called the Abraham religions. They share common history and traditions, a strong faith that there is one God, a firm belief in revelation and prophets, among other things. However,

Her mother is said have been helped by the angel Gabriel. Abraham is born with a light emanating from him and in her confusion; his mother leaves him in the cave. The angel Gabriel is said to make it that milk will flow from Abraham’s finger so that he will not starve. The legend also states that Abraham knew in infancy of the “one true God.” Abraham was later reunited with his family and made it his mission to convert everyone to his faith (Goldstein p. 49). Later, Abraham received a divine command to circumcise himself and all his male descendants with the promise that this would lead to future greatness. Shortly after Abraham had fulfilled this command he and his wife, Sarah, changed their names (previously Abram and Sarai). Name-changing is an important Jewish custom as well and will be discussed later (Goldstein p. 50). Shortly after, their first son Isaac was born, and it is said that God tested Abraham by commanding him to kill his son. When Abraham was about to go through with the command the angel Gabriel stopped him (Goldstein p. 50-51). The Jewish people trace their ancestry to Abraham through his son Isaac (Abraham also had another son, Ishmael with a servant girl who the Muslims trace their ancestry) (Goldstein p. 54). The legends of Abraham are very important in the Jewish faith because it is the basis of their entire religion. Abraham is seen as the first

God changes his name from Abram to Abraham, and also changes the name of his wife Sarai to Sarah, Abraham is100 years old and Sarah is ninety-nine. Despite both of their doubts, they eventually had a son who is named Isaac and through his lineage would eventually come the savior of the world Jesus Christ and the religion of Christianity. The religion of Judaism is established with Abraham because of his covenant with God because of his faith and his descendants would become the Jewish nation. The Religion of Islam comes from the descendants of Ishmael as God promised he would become a father of twelve princes and make him a great nation. All three religions have faith based on the principle of monotheism, which is the belief of one supreme God. Each religion has scriptural texts and that have their origins coming from the ancient Hebrew text.

Abraham’s seriousness and dedication in regards to his covenant with God control tense actions and events between Abraham and Isaac. Abraham is compelled in his actions by his understanding and faith that his belief in God will reap benefits. Without hesitation, he considers doing everything that God tells him to do. Abraham’s willingness and sacrifice of Isaac show the great power that God has over Abraham. Abraham’s desire for God’s approval and blessings compel him toward grave actions without the concrete command from God. Abraham merely implies God’s intentions from the limited conversations held between Abraham, God, and the angel.

Abraham: is originally named Abram, but God renames him “Abraham,” meaning “exalted god.” God trusted Abraham to become the leader of a new covenant, giving him many blessings and promises of prosperity for generations to come. He ended up marrying Sarah, a beautiful lady who he occasionally had to hide, and having two sons, Isaac and Ishmael, but eventually had to banish the latter because he was illegitimate.

Abraham and Issac and The Parable of the Old Man and the Young has many differences and similarities. The Parable of the Old Man and the Young is an allusion to a story called Abrahman and Issac in the Bible, Genesis 22:1-18. The Parable of the Old Man and the Young compares rising movement of Abrahman to Mount Moriah and his sacrifice of his only son, Issac. The story and poem both dont mention how old Issac was, but the Talmudic stages teach that Issac was

     Abraham stands as one of the most important figures in the Hebrew Bible, and is central to the understanding of God’s solution to the problem of mankind. Man, the mysterious creature that God wraught as a semi-experiment, is constantly prone to believe he is self-sufficient and capable of survival without God, the central problem God must deal with in the Hebrew Bible. To solve this problem, God decides to strike fear in the heart of man and to revolutionise his lifestyle by creating laws and empowering a chosen group of people, who will spread the word of God by example. These people are the Hebrews, and Abraham is the father of their race, the man from whom all