English noun: Abraham | |||
1. | Abraham (person) the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son | ||
Samples | Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham. | ||
Synonyms | Ibrahim | ||
Instance hypernym | patriarch | ||