Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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;
- Example: "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham"[syn: Abraham, Ibrahim]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Ibrahim
n 1: 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; "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special
claim on Abraham" [syn: Abraham, Ibrahim]