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Abraham

"Abraham[a] (né Abram)[b] is the common patriarch of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and some other religions. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the covenant of the pieces, the special relationship between the Hebrews and God; in Christianity, he is the prototype of all believers, Jewish or Gentile; and in Islam he is seen as a link in the chain of prophets that begins with Adam and culminates in Muhammad.

The narrative in the Book of Genesis revolves around the themes of posterity and land. Abraham is called by God to leave the house of his father Terah and settle in the land originally given to Canaan but which God now promises to Abraham and his progeny. Various candidates are put forward who might inherit the land after Abraham; and, while promises are made to Ishmael about founding a great nation, Isaac, Abraham´s son by his half-sister Sarah, inherits God´s promises to Abraham. Abraham purchases a tomb (the Cave of the Patriarchs) at Hebron to be Sarah´s grave, thus establishing his right to the land; and, in the second generation, his heir Isaac is married to a woman from his own kin, thus ruling the Canaanites out of any inheritance. Abraham later marries Keturah and has six more sons; but, on his death, when he is buried beside Sarah, it is Isaac who receives "all Abraham´s goods", while the other sons receive only "gifts" (Genesis 25:5–8)." - (en.wikipedia.org 30.01.2020)

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Abraham wird von einem Engel von der Opferung seines Sohnes Isaak abgehaltenEntwurf eines Kirchenfensters, Abraham und Isaak (I)Entwurf eines Kirchenfensters, Abraham und Isaak (II)Entwurf eines Kirchenfensters, Erlöse uns von dem Übel (1. Teil)
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[Relation to person or institution] Abraham
Drawn / Autographed/Signed Lucia Jirgal (1914-2007)
[Relation to person or institution] Isaac

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