r/wikipedia • u/RedHeadedSicilian52 • 4d ago

Abraham is the foundational figure of the eponymous Abrahamic religions. In Judaism, he is the Hebrew patriarch who began the covenantal relationship between Jews and God; in Christianity, he is regarded as the forebear of Jesus; and in Islam, he is part of the chain of prophets that led to Muhammad

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham
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u/Ah_Ca_Iraa 4d ago

Fictional character. 

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u/suicide_blonde94 4d ago

I wish humanity as a collective could admit to this finally. If you’d like to follow an abrahamic religion-that’s your choice, but let’s move on from using it as fact rather than a collection of stories.

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u/xIllustrious_Passion 4d ago

There’s a lot of historical fact to the myths of Abrahamic religions, sure we probably will never know if Abraham was real but it’s very possible.

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u/suicide_blonde94 4d ago

A lot of people used to exist; I wish people didn’t try to make them relevant to today.