# Abraham

*father of faith*

Called Abram until Genesis 17:5. His genealogy is the hinge of the whole Old Testament: Genesis 11 reaches him coming down from Shem, and Matthew 1 starts from him to come down to Jesus.

## Family

- Father: [Terah](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/terah) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/11/26
- Spouse: [Keturah](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/keturah) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/25/1
- Spouse: [Hagar](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/hagar) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/16/3
- Spouse: [Sarah](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/sarah) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/11/29
- Child: [Ishmael](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/ishmael) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/16/15
- Child: [Isaac](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/isaac) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/21/3
- Child: [Midian](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/midian) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/25/2

## Passages

- **Genesis 11:26** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/11/26
- **Genesis 11:29** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/11/29
- **Genesis 12:1-9** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/12/1
- **Genesis 15:1-21** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/15/1
- **Genesis 16:3** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/16/3
- **Genesis 16:15** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/16/15
- **Genesis 21:3** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/21/3
- **Genesis 22:1-19** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/22/1
- **Genesis 25:1** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/25/1
- **Genesis 25:2** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/25/2

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/abraham
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9181
- Genealogy: curated by Scriptoria from the biblical text itself.
- Text license: Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).