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Abraham

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

Originally called Abram until God changed his name; first of the Old Testament patriarchs; father of Isaac and Ishmael and uncle of Lot. Abraham lived either in the 22nd to 20th centuries bc (during the transition from Early Bronze IV to Middle Bronze I) or in the 19th to 17th centuries bc (Middle Bronze II)—roughly a millennium before the Greek writer Homer.

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Abraham

Abraham (אַבְרָהָם‎, avraham, אַבְרָם‎, avram; Ἀβραάμ, Abraam). Originally called Abram until God changed his name; first of the Old Testament patriarchs; father of Isaac and Ishmael and uncle of Lot. Abraham lived either in the 22nd to 20th centuries bc (during the transition from Early Bronze IV to Middle

Abraham’s Bosom

Abraham’s Bosom (Ἀβραάμ κόλπον, Abraam kolpon). A term Christ uses to refer to a place for the spirits of the righteous dead (Luke 16:22, 23). He uses it in the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man—the rich man goes to Hades, and Lazarus goes to Abraham’s bosom.The image is taken from the ancient practice

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Abraham (Person)

ABRAHAM (PERSON) [Heb ʾabrāhām (אַבְרָהָם)]. Var. ABRAM. The biblical patriarch whose story is told in Genesis 12–25.A. The Biblical Information1. Outline of Abraham’s Career2. Abraham’s Faith3. Abraham’s Life-style4. Abraham, Ancestor of the Chosen PeopleB. Abraham in Old Testament Study1.

Hanoch (Person)

HANOCH (PERSON) [Heb ḥănōk (חֲנֹך‎); ḥănôk (חֲנֹוך)]. HANOCHITES. 1. Third son of Midian (Gen 25:4). For the meaning of the name, see ENOCH, which shares the same Heb spelling (ḥănôk). As with the other offspring of Keturah and Abraham, this “grandson’s” name may have been related to an Arabian

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Abraham

Abraham. One of the Bible’s most significant personalities, the “wandering Aramean” (Dt 26:5) whom God called from the city of Ur to become patriarch of God’s own people. Referred to as the “friend of God” (2 Chr 20:7; Jas 2:23), Abraham played an important role in Hebrew history and in the “drama of

Abraham’s Bosom

Abraham’s Bosom. Figure of speech probably derived from the Roman custom of reclining on one’s left side at meals with the guest of honor at the bosom of his host (cf. Jn 13:25). It was used by Jesus in the story of Lazarus as a description of paradise (Lk 16:22, 23). In rabbinical writings as well as

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Abraham

Abraham āʹbrə-ham [Heb. ’aḇrāhām; Gk. Abraam]; ABRAM āʹbəm [Heb. ’aḇrām]. The great patriarch of Israel; son of Terah and father of Isaac. I. Name II. Career III. Archeology and the Period of Abraham IV. Chronology V. Character VI. Religious Significance

Abraham’s Bosom

Abraham’s Bosom [Gk. kólpos Abraam]; NEB “with Abraham,” “close beside him.” The expression occurs in Lk. 16:22f, in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, to denote the place of repose to which Lazarus was carried after his death. The figure is suggested by the practice of the guest at a feast reclining

Hanoch (descendant of Abraham)

1. A grandson of Abraham by Keturah, and an ancestral head of a clan of Midian (Gen. 25:4; 1 Ch. 1:33; AV HENOCH.

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Abraham

ABRAHAM One of the Bible’s most significant personalities, whom God called from the city of Ur to become patriarch of God’s own people.Abraham’s name was originally Abram, meaning “[the] father is exalted.” When he was given that name by his parents, they were probably participants in the moon cult

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Abraham

Abraham (ay´bruh-ham; Heb., “father of a multitude”), a Hebrew patriarch and an important figure in three living religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. First known as Abram (Heb., “exalted father”), he became the patriarch of several peoples from the area of the Levant. He is called the “father

Hanoch

Hanoch (hay´nok).1 The son of Midian and grandson of Keturah and Abraham (Gen. 25:4; 1 Chron. 1:33).2 The son of Reuben who went with Jacob to Egypt (Gen. 46:9; Exod. 6:14).3 The head of the Hanochites, who left Egypt with Moses (Num. 26:5).

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Abraham

ABRAHAMAuthenticity and Date of His BackgroundThough archaeology has provided no direct contact with Abraham, abundant evidence has accumulated which, far from contradicting the biblical story, has led many critical scholars to accept the account as a genuine reflection of the period it claims to represent.

Abraham's Bosom

ABRAHAM’S BOSOM. This figurative phrase depicts the blessedness of the believer in paradise following death. Although used in rabbinic Judaism, the only scriptural occurrence of this expression is in Christ’s parable of the rich man Lazarus (Lk 16:19 ff.). At his death Lazarus the beggar is carried by

Abram

ABRAM. The original name used for Abraham (q.v.) in Gen 11:27–17:5. The name occurs in Old Babylonian, Egyptian texts of the 19th cen. b.c., ancient S Arabic, and on a Ugaritic inscription. To these heathen the name probably meant “my (divine) father is exalted.”

The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition

Abraham

ABRAHAM. A descendant of Shem and son of Terah; husband of Sarah and, as father of Isaac, ancestor of the Hebrew nation and, through Ishmael, of other Semites (Gn. 17:5; 25:10–18). His life (Gn. 11:26–25:10; summarized in Acts 7:2–8) is taken as an example of outstanding faith in God (Heb. 11:8–12) by

Abraham’s Bosom

ABRAHAM’S BOSOM. A figure of speech used by Jesus in the parable of *Lazarus and Dives (Lk. 16:22–23), illustrating ‘the great gulf fixed’ between the bliss of paradise and the misery of Hades (cf. Mt. 8:11–12). The dead Lazarus is portrayed as reclining next to Abraham at the feast of the blessed, after

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Abraham

Abraham (Heb. ʾaḇrāhām)The son of Terah, husband of Sarah, father of Ishmael and Isaac, and grandfather of Jacob. He is the common patriarch of the three “Abrahamic” religions: Jews trace their ancestry to Abraham through his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob-Israel, Muslims trace theirs through his

Hanoch

Hanoch (Heb. ḥănôḵ)1. A son of Midian and grandson of Abraham and Keturah (Gen. 25:4; 1 Chr. 1:33).2. The oldest son of Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son (Gen. 46:9; Exod. 6:14; 1 Chr. 5:3). His descendants became the family of the Hanochites (Num. 26:5; Heb. haḥănōḵɩ̂).

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Abraham

Abraham [āˊbrə hăm] (Heb. ˒aḇrāhām).† Progenitor of the Israelites and an important figure in salvation history.

Abraham’s Bosom

Abraham’s Bosom [Gk. kólpos Abraám]. The place to which the angels carried Lazarus at his death (Luke 16:22; NIV “Abraham’s side”). The reference may be to the place next to Abraham at the banquet for the righteous in the world to come (cf. Midrash Exod. 16:4; Matt. 8:11; and the similar phraseology

Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible

Abraham

ABRAHAM אברהםI. The ‘original’ name of the patriarch ʾabrām belongs to the common stock of West Semitic names known since the beginning of the second millennium bce. It is a contracted form of ʾăbîrām (HALAT 9; de Vaux 1968:11; 1 Kgs 16:32; Num 16:1; 26:9; Ps 106:17), written abrm in Ugarit (KTU

Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels

Abraham

Abraham1. Abraham in the OT and Early Jewish Literature2. Abraham in the Synoptic Gospels3. Abraham in the Gospel According to John

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