What was Father Abraham's relationship like with his father, Terah?
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Scripture is silent about it, is the short answer.  No mention of a good or bad relationship is made.  (Gen. 11:27-32, 12:1-5).  \nSome have inferred that because he left, his family was upset with him; that was how a TV miniseries portrayed it, anyway.  It would have been difficult to leave a land his family had settled in, and perhaps they resented him taking off on the orders of a God they didn't know.  But Terah still had another married son, so he wasn't being left alone; maybe Terah was proud of his son's pioneering spirit and blessed him.  We simply don't know.    \nEither way, Abraham obeyed, and the history of man was changed forever.
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"In the Christian tradition, a "one man one woman" model for the Christian marriage was advocated by Saint Augustine (354-439 AD) with his published letter The Good of Marriage."\n\nThis is the citation for the above quote and a history of marriage:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage\n\nWith all due respect to those who claim the bible supports "one man, one woman," they are incorrect. The alleged father of Jews & Arabs, Abraham had a wife Sarai, and a concubine, Hagar.\n\nThat practice was sanctioned by the bible many times over in later stories.\n\nAnd, Abraham prostituted his wife to the Egyptians. An act which completely negates the idea that the bible considers marriage to be sacred or anything other than just another relationship of convenience.
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Genesis Chapter 17 10 This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: Every male child among you shall be circumcised; 11 and you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. 12 He who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised, every male child in your generations, he who is born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not your descendant. 13 He who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money must be circumcised, and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. 14 And the uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant."\n15 Then God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. 16 And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her."\n17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?" 18 And Abraham said to God, "Oh, that Ishmael might live before You!"\n19 Then God said: "No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him. 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. 21 But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this set time next year." 22 Then He finished talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.\n23 So Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very same day, as God had said to him. 24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 That very same day Abraham was circumcised, and his son Ishmael; 27 and all the men of his house, born in the house or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
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<>One of the "Cappadocian Fathers." \n\nhttp://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07016a.htm
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Ishmael was Abraham's son by his wife's servant, Hagar. Isaac was Abraham's son by his wife Sarah. When Hagar got pregnant she mocked Sarah because Sarah didn't have any children. When Isaac was born Ishmael mocked Isaac. Isaac was the son that God had promised Abraham he would have, but Ishmael was born because Abraham took matters into his own hands, and slept with his wife's maid. There's been conflict between the two brother's offspring since then.
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He was the father of Rachel & Leah, the first 2 wives of Jacob. He is basically portrayed as a greedy, dishonest man. He tricked Jacob, who had agreed on giving Laban a certain amount of service in exchange for the hand of his daughter, Rachel, in marriage. Laban substituted his daughter Leah on the wedding day, however, and Jacob accepted the substitution, and had to agree to a further period of service in exchange for Rachel. Traditionally he is portrayed as a greedy, lazy drunkard, but the Bible really only gives you the greedy/sneaky thing.
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Muslims believe that they memorise ABRAHAM, forefather of Prophet Mohammad, and all Israelite prophets.  Abraham tried to offer scarifice of his son.  (Ishmail as muslims believe)
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Friend you did not offend me, But one thing I do say, is That Ishmeal was not a Prophet. He was a agitator, why do you think Sarah told Abranham to kick him out of the house, Because he agitate his half brother Isaacc, & a true prophet will not agitate.
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Abraham, in the Catholic faith is the same as the Abraham in Judaism and in Islam and he live approximately 1800 BC.
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Genesis 21:10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. \nGenesis 21:11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son. \nGenesis 21:12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. \nGenesis 21:13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed. \nGenesis 21:14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. \n\n\nGod told Abraham to let him go, and Abraham did, Isaac remained. Promise continued to Isaac, but not to Ishmael.
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Since Abraham fathered two sons, half brothers, that went different ways and founded the two nations. More than 2 thousand, closer to 2,500 years ago
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Are you talking about the Koran? \nAll 3 religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam have the same roots. Both the Muslims and the Jews consider Abraham to be thier father, and Jews and Muslims refer to each other as "Cousins".
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Abraham had two sons, Ishmael and Issac, the Muslims descend from Ishmael, while the Jews and Christians descend from Isaac
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Are you what... about 5 years old. Oddly enough muslims and christains and jews all worship the same god--the god of Abraham. So essentially you're asking if god can beat himself up for your pleasure.
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(m)\n\nABRAHAM\n\nThis name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM and Hebrew hamon "many". The biblical Abraham was originally named Abram but God changed his name (see Genesis 17:5). He led his followers from Ur into Canaan, and is regarded by the Jews as being the founder of the Hebrews through his son Isaac and by the Muslims as being the founder of the Arabs through his son Ishmael. A famous bearer of this name was Abraham Lincoln, the American president during the American Civil War.
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Interesting question. Actually, when God came to Abraham and revealed to him that there's only one God He was bringing him back to the truth already known by people like Adam, Abel (Adam's son), Noah and others who preceded Abraham. So, really, Abraham was just one in a long line of monotheists who preceded him. But he was a major person in the promulgation of the truth of monotheism. So, although \nAbraham can, in a sense, be called a founder he did not originate the idea.
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Joseph was a servant to Potiphar. Potiphar's wife accused Joseph of trying to seduce her (she was trying to seduce him)and Potiphar put Joseph in prison\n\nJoseph's sons were called Manasseh and Ephraim\n\ngood luck with the test!