This is the name of Abraham: Patriarch, chosen by God to father His people.
Definition
contracted from H1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous); father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram
Traditional renderings: Abraham.
Traditional renderings: Abraham.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
175 total
- Deuteronomy 34:4לְאַבְרָהָ֨ם · AbrahamAnd the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”
- Joshua 24:2אַבְרָהָ֖ם · of AbrahamAnd Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.
- Joshua 24:3אַבְרָהָם֙ · AbrahamBut I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac,
- 1 Kings 18:36אַבְרָהָם֙ · of AbrahamAt the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
- 2 Kings 13:23אַבְרָהָ֖ם · AbrahamBut the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.
- 1 Chronicles 1:27אַבְרָהָֽם׃ס · Abraham…and Abram (that is, Abraham).
- 1 Chronicles 1:28אַבְרָהָ֔ם · of AbrahamThe sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.
- 1 Chronicles 1:32אַבְרָהָ֗ם · Abraham’sThe sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:34אַבְרָהָ֖ם · AbrahamAbraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 16:16אַבְרָהָ֔ם · Abraham…the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
- 1 Chronicles 29:18אַבְרָהָ֞ם · AbrahamO LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.
- 2 Chronicles 20:7אַבְרָהָ֥ם · of AbrahamOur God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?
- 2 Chronicles 30:6אַבְרָהָם֙ · of AbrahamAt the command of the king, the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria.
- Nehemiah 9:7אַבְרָהָֽם׃ · AbrahamYou are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
- Psalm 47:9אַבְרָ֫הָ֥ם · of AbrahamThe nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.
- Psalm 105:6אַבְרָהָ֣ם · AbrahamO offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
- Psalm 105:9אַבְרָהָ֑ם · Abraham…the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
- Psalm 105:42אַבְרָהָ֥ם · to AbrahamFor He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
- Isaiah 29:22אַבְרָהָ֑ם · AbrahamTherefore the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of the house of Jacob: “No longer will Jacob be ashamed and no more will his face grow pale.
- Isaiah 41:8אַבְרָהָ֥ם · of Abraham“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
- Isaiah 51:2אַבְרָהָ֣ם · AbrahamLook to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.
- Isaiah 63:16אַבְרָהָם֙ · AbrahamYet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.
- Jeremiah 33:26אַבְרָהָ֖ם · of Abraham…then I would also reject the descendants of Jacob and of My servant David, so as not to take from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore them from captivity and will have compassion on them.”
- Ezekiel 33:24אַבְרָהָ֔ם · Abraham“Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’
- Micah 7:20לְאַבְרָהָ֑ם · to AbrahamYou will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.