Prophet Abraham was the first of those we know to receive a Sacred Scripture (Quran 87:18-19). All of the others were among his descendants. Is being ‘the first’ what makes Abraham so special ...

Ironically, Ishmael and Isaac’s brotherly relationship may have been uniquely peaceful among the generations of Abraham’s descendants according to the biblical telling.

The people of the Jewish nation are a family. We are all descendants of that infighting clan of Abraham, but now there is a cornucopia of Jewish types. Some Jews are Sephardic, and some are Ashkenazi.

33 They answered him, "We are descendants of Abraham, and have never been in bondage to any one. How is it that you say, 'You will be made free'?" 34 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly ...

A. 0. There are no direct descendants of Abraham Lincoln alive today. The only one of Lincoln’s sons to reach adulthood and have children of his own was Robert. Robert’s son Abraham had no ...

In return, God promised to give Abraham and his wife Sarah the child they both longed for, and to name their descendants as his chosen people. Abraham agreed that he and his descendants would obey ...

Israel was named after Abraham's grandson and is often referred to as the promised land because the belief is that God promised to give the land to the descendants of Abraham. The second part of ...