Personalities · 17 · Moses and Joshua

Abraham, sheikh of Hebron

The oldest Abraham texts place him near Hebron, Judah's first capital. Later texts link him to Lot and make him father of Ishmael and Isaac.

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Abraham became a bond between North and South and a link to neighboring peoples.

Bible reference: Genesis 13:18

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 276

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