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The Abrahamic religions refer to three sister monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) that claim the prophet Abraham (Hebrew: Avraham אַבְרָהָם ; Arabic: Ibrahim ابراهيم ) as their common forefather. These religions account for more than half of the world's total population today.
Abraham (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
The term Abrahamic world refers to the parts of the world where most people follow Abrahamic religions. [1] . It began in the Middle East, within which Jerusalem is considered a central Abrahamic location due to its religious importance. [2] [3] History. Ancient era.
Bibliography. Table of prophets of Abrahamic religions. This is an incomplete table containing prophets, sometimes called messengers, of the Abrahamic religions. [1] [2] Table. See also. Books of the Bible. List of burial places of Abrahamic figures. List of founders of religious traditions. People of the Book. List of Prophets. Prophets in Judaism
The best known Abrahamic religions are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Smaller religious traditions sometimes included as Abrahamic religions are Samaritanism, Druze, Rastafari, Babism and Bahá'í Faith. Mandaeism (a religion that holds many Abrahamic beliefs) is not called Abrahamic because its followers think Abraham was a false prophet.
Abrahamites. Bábism. Baháʼí Faith. Christianity. Druze. False god. God in Abrahamic religions. Holy Land. Islam. Judaism. Mandaeism. Milah Abraham. Mormonism. Pai Mārire. Rastafari. Sabians. Samaritanism. Table of prophets of Abrahamic religions. Yazdânism. Categories: Monotheistic religions. Comparative religion.
The Abrahamic Religions: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2020. In the book of Genesis, God bestows a new name upon Abram–Abraham, a father of many nations. With this name and his Covenant, Abraham would become the patriarch of three of the world’s major religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
