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The difficult genealogy of Abraham and Sarah in Genesis 11:29 led to confusion as to the identity of Iscah. The resolution found in Targum Pseudo-Yonathan, the Talmud, and other rabbinic sources is that Sarah was Iscah, and that Iscah was a seer. This meaning is derived from the Aramaic root of Iscah, which denotes seeing.
The Arabic for "daughter of" is bint. A woman with the name Fatimah bint Tariq ibn Khalid al-Rashid translates as "Fatimah, daughter of Tariq, son of Khalid; who is of the family al-Rashid." In this case, ibn and bint are included in the official naming. Most Arab countries today, however, do not use 'ibn' and 'bint' in their naming system.
The name given by the Talmud is not the only one in Jewish tradition. The Book of Jubilees (11:13) names Abraham's mother Edna. Pirkei De-Rabbi Eliezer names her Atudai. [2] There is probably no tradition going back to Moses about the name of Abraham's mother; her name could be Atudai, Edna, Amathlai, or another totally different one. [2]
According to the Bible, Hagar was the Egyptian slave of Sarai, Abram's wife (whose names later became Sarah and Abraham). Sarai had been barren for a long time and sought a way to fulfill God's promise that Abram would be father of many nations, especially since they had grown old, so she offered Hagar to Abram to be his concubine.
Shem (/ ʃ ɛ m /; Hebrew: שֵׁם Šēm; Arabic: سَام, romanized: Sām) [a] is one of the sons of Noah in the Bible (Genesis 5–11 [1] and 1 Chronicles 1:4). The children of Shem are Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram, in addition to unnamed daughters. Abraham, the patriarch of Jews, Christians, and Muslims, is one of the descendants of ...
We've got plenty of Arabic names for baby boys and girls to inspire you. From timeless classics like Muhammad and Fatima to fresh picks like Nasreen and Faris, this guide serves up plenty of ...
Hājar (Arabic: هَاجَر), known as Hagar in the Hebrew Bible, was the wife [1] of the patriarch and Islamic prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and the mother of Ismā'īl ().She is a revered woman in the Islamic faith.
Keturah (Hebrew: קְטוּרָה, Qəṭūrā, possibly meaning "incense"; [1] Arabic: قطورة) was a wife [2] and a concubine [3] of the Biblical patriarch Abraham. According to the Book of Genesis, Abraham married Keturah after the death of his first wife, Sarah. Abraham and Keturah had six sons. [2]