Abraham
Americannoun
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the first of the great Biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation: considered by Muslims an ancestor of the Arab peoples through his son Ishmael.
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a first name: from a Hebrew word meaning “father of many.”
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Old Testament the first of the patriarchs, the father of Isaac and the founder of the Hebrew people (Genesis 11–25)
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the place where the just repose after death (Luke 16:22)
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Origin of Abraham
First recorded before 1000; from Late Latin, from Greek Abraám, from Hebrew ʾabhrāhām, traditionally translated as “father of many nations, father of multitudes,” equivalent to ʾabh “father” + hamon “multitude,” or a variant of ʾabhram “high father, exalted father,” equivalent to ʾabh “father” + ram “high, exalted”
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During the Emergency in the 1970s, when civil liberties were suspended and the press was tightly controlled, Abu Abraham continued drawing, even as dozens of his cartoons were stamped "not passed by censors".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
It was subsequently used by Abraham Lincoln and his family, and he was said to have written the Emancipation Proclamation there.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
In July 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, under whose aegis the Central Pacific Railroad would lay track east from Sacramento and the Union Pacific west from the Missouri River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The USS Abraham Lincoln is not the only aircraft carrier to have completed an exceptionally long deployment amid the continued conflict.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Presidents come here again to attend plays, but out of respect for Abraham Lincoln, none sits in the president’s box.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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