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The term Abrahamic religions (and its variations) is a collective religious descriptor for elements shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. [9] It features prominently in interfaith dialogue and political discourse, but also has entered Academic discourse. [10][11] However, the term has also been criticized to be uncritically adapted.
The term Abrahamic world refers to the parts of the world where most people follow Abrahamic religions. [1] It began in the Middle East , within which Jerusalem is considered a central Abrahamic location due to its religious importance.
Notes. ^ a b c Druze entitle at least four prophets as el-Khudar ("the green one") in the belief that they all represented a reincarnating prophet. These prophets, in order, were Elijah, John the Baptist, Saint George, and Sidna Abu Ibrahim. ^ The Baháʼí Manifestation of God known as 'David' is not the same individual as King David - as is ...
Abraham [a] (originally Abram) [b] is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. [7] In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews and God; in Christianity, he is the spiritual progenitor of all believers, whether Jewish or non-Jewish; [c] [8] and in Islam, he is a link in the chain of Islamic ...
In Judaism and Christianity, the tree of life (Hebrew: עֵץ הַחַיִּים, romanized: ‘ēṣ haḥayyīm; Latin: Lignum vitae) [1] is first described in chapter 2, verse 9 of the Book of Genesis as being "in the midst of the Garden of Eden" with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (עֵץ הַדַּעַת טוֹב וָרָע; Lignum scientiae boni et mali).
Hosea – Biblical character. Amoz – Father of Isaiah. Isaiah – Israelite prophet. Micah – Prophet in Judaism. Joel – Abrahamic prophet, author of the Book of Joel. Zephaniah – Biblical figure. Nahum – Minor prophet in the Bible. Habakkuk – Prophet of the Hebrew Bible. Urijah – Biblical prophet, son of Shemaiah.
In the Abrahamic tradition, God is one, eternal, omnipotent, omniscient, and the creator of the universe. [1] God is typically referred to with masculine grammatical articles and pronouns only, [1][12] and is further held to have the properties of holiness, justice, omnibenevolence, and omnipresence. Adherents of the Abrahamic religions believe ...
Abraham's family tree. Abraham is known as the patriarch of the Israelite people through Isaac, the son born to him and Sarah in their old age and the patriarch of Arabs through his son Ishmael, born to Abraham and Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian servant. Although Abraham's forefathers were from southern Mesopotamia (in present-day Iraq) [1] according ...