Prophet Abraham  

2103 BC/2048 BC - 1948 BC/1792 BC  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	, Abraham
  Prefix	Prophet
  Birth	2103 BC/2048 BC	Urr, Chaldea, Mesopotamia
  Gender	Male
  _TAG	Reviewed on FS
  _TAG	Temple
  Death	1948 BC/1792 BC	Canaan
  Burial	Cave Machpelah, Hebron, Canaan
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  Person ID	I9472	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	King Terah ,   b. 2122 BC/2048 BC, Agade, Cross River, Nigeria Agade, Cross River, Nigeriad. 1917 BC/1792 BC, Agade, Cross River, Nigeria
  Mother	Amathelo   d. DECEASED
  Family ID	F4912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah ,   b. 2085 BC/2048 BC   d. 1958 BC/1792 BC
  Children	+ 1. Prophet Isaac   d. 1772 BC/1536 BC
  Family ID	F4909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Hagar   d. DECEASED
  Children	+ 1. Ishmael ,   b. 2172 BC/2048 BC   d. DECEASED
  Family ID	F4910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family 3	Keturah ,   b. Ur Urd. DECEASED
  Children	6 sons
  + 1. Zimran + 2. Jokshan + 3. Medan + 4. Midian + 5. Ishbak + 6. Shuah
  Family ID	F4911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  Father Abraham.jpg Portrait of patriarch Abraham (1657), detail from a painting by Guercino, Pinacoteca di Brera

  
  

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  BIOGRAPHY PUBLISHED mediawiki THE ROYAL LINE CHART PREPARED FOR THE NEW YORK STAKE GENEALOGICAL BOARD THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY DAINTS CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION - MARCH 1936 Compiled from - "The Kinship of families" by Archibald F. Bennett "Adam to New Chart" by Mrs. Eva Sells Jaeger "Europe's Royal Family Tree" by E. L. Sandberg "Pedigree of Joseph Smith, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt" by Karl Weiss "Present Time and Prophecies" by James H. Anderson Bible, Pearl of Great Price Secular History (Notice - These copies are presented to you with some misspelling and omission due to human errors. We offer it as a challenge to anyone to correct them.) -------------- "The friend of God." He married Sarah (his niece) Bk.Abr.2:2; Gen. 20:12; Gen.11:29. He was head of the Covenant Race, Gen. 17:4-6. Abraham paid tithes to Melchisedek Heb. 7:4 and received the Holy Priesthood from him. D&C 84:14. ------------------- Abraham 3:23 And God saw these souls that they were good, and he stood in the midst of them, and he said: These I will make my rulers; for he stood among those that were spirits, and he saw that they were good; and he said unto me; Abraham, thou art one of them; thou wast chosen before thou wast born. Genesis 17:1-9 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. Father of a multitude. Originally called Abram, “exalted father” (Gen. 11:26; 17:5). Son of Terah, born in Ur of the Chaldees (Gen. 11:26–28). The migration to Haran, where Terah died, is found in Gen. 11:31. Abraham’s journey to Canaan, the divine call, and the covenant are recorded in Gen. 12:1–5. His sojourn in Egypt is given in Gen. 11–20 and Abr. 1–3. Other important events: settlement in Hebron (Gen. 13:18); rescue of Lot and the meeting with Melchizedek (Gen. 14); further blessings and promises (Gen. 15:1; 17:8); institution of circumcision and change of name to Abraham (Gen. 17:9–27); intercession for Lot at Sodom (Gen. 19); offering of Isaac and renewal of the covenant and blessings (Gen. 22); death of Sarah and purchase of the cave of Machpelah as a family burial place (Gen. 23); Abraham’s death and burial (Gen. 25:8–10). Abraham is always regarded in the Old Testament as founder of the covenant race, which is personified in the house of Israel. He is the “father of the faithful.” John the Baptist and Paul rebuked those holding the erroneous idea that natural descent from Abraham was by itself sufficient to secure God’s favor (Matt. 3:9; Rom. 9:7). For references to him in Jesus’ teachings see Matt. 8:11; Luke 16:22; John 8:56. Latter-day revelation has clarified the significance of the Abrahamic covenant and other aspects of Abraham’s life and ministry. We learn that he was greatly blessed with divine revelation concerning the planetary system, the creation of the earth, and the premortal activities of the spirits of mankind. One of the most valiant spirits in the premortal life, he was chosen to be a leader in the kingdom of God before he was born into this world (Abr. 1–5). We also learn from latter-day revelation that because of Abraham’s faithfulness he is now exalted and sits upon a throne in eternity (D&C 132:29, 37). Lineage Adam and Eve and the Fall (approximately 4000 BC), Enoch (approximately 3000 BC), Noah and the Flood (approximately 2400 BC), and the tower of Babel (approximately 2200 BC) preceded Abraham’s time. Abraham, who was born in about 2000 BC, was the father of Isaac and the grandfather of Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel.