Abraham (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם About this sound listen ) originally Abram is the first of the three biblical patriarchs of Israel whose story is told in chapters 11 through 25 of the Book of Genesis.Abram was called by God to leave his father Terah’s house and native land of Mesopotamia in return for a new land family and inheritance in Canaan the promised land.
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