Abrahamic religion
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Abraham (c. 2056 BC – 1881 BC) was born in Ur in Mesopotamia, and originally called Abram until God changed his name while making a covenant with Abraham when he was 99 years old Genesis 17:5 . He is considered a prophet, and was the father of the Israelites, the Arabs, and several other races.
In Canaan, God promised Abraham that his descendants would inherit the land from the Nile to the river Euphrates and have it for ever. Although Sarah was childless, and apart from God's promise there seemed no reason to think she would ever have children, Abraham trusted God that He would fulfill His promise to give them children. Abraham had a son, Ishmael, by his maidservant Hagar, then another son, Isaac, by his wife Sarah when she was 100 years old.
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Judaism
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Jews trace their lineage to Abraham through his son Isaac. One of the core tenets of the Jewish faith is that the Hebrews are the "chosen people of God" following God's covenants with Abraham.
Judaism is the world's first monotheistic worldview, and is foremost among the three great monotheistic religions, since from it came Christianity and Islam. The foundation and principles of Judaism are found in the Hebrew scriptures or the Jewish Bible, more widely known as the "old testament", which is part of the Christian Bible, along with its history. A proper name for the Bible of the Hebrews is the "Tanakh" which is an acronym for the different sections of it: the Torah, or the Instruction, the Law, the five books of Moses; the Nevi'im, the Prophets; and the Kethuvim, the Writings. The most revered section is the Torah, which is the foundation for the rest.
Islam
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Muslims trace their lineage back to Abraham (known as Ibrahim) through his son Ishmael.
A Muslim is a person who follows the religion of Islam, which their prophet Muhammad founded in AD 622. According to Islamic belief, the angel Gabriel revealed God's last message, the Qur'an, to his last prophet, Muhammad (Mohammed). Allah is the name of God to Muslims, and the Muslim holy book is the Koran (Qur'an). The word islam means "surrender to the will of Allah."
Christianity
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Christians also trace their faith back to Abraham through Isaac, via Jesus and his original followers, who were Jewish.
Christianity is the largest religion in the world with approximately 2.14 billion adherents. A Christian is someone who follows the precepts of Jesus Christ. The foundation and principles of Christianity come from the New Testament of the Bible, along with its beginning history. During the life of Jesus, his disciples were exclusively Jews. After Christ's death, Gentiles or non-Jews were brought into service, which now dominate Christianity. His disciples were known among themselves simply as "brethren", "the faithful", "elect", "saints", or "believers." The name "Christians" was first given by the Greeks or Romans, probably in reproach, to the followers of Jesus ("little Christ's!").
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