# Abraham

## Synonyms and Related Words:

Abram

## Facts:

Abram was a Chaldean man from the city of Ur who was chosen by God to be the forefather of the Israelites. God changed his name to "Abraham."

* The name "Abram" means "exalted father."
* "Abraham" means "father of many."
* God promised Abraham that he would have many descendants, who would become a great nation.
* Abraham believed God and obeyed him. God led Abraham to move from Chaldea to the land of Canaan.
* Abraham and his wife Sarah, when they were very old and living in the land of Canaan, had a son, Isaac.

(Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

(See also: [Canaan](../names/canaan.md), [Chaldea](../names/chaldeans.md), [Sarah](../names/sarah.md), [Isaac](../names/isaac.md))

## Bible References:

* [Galatians 03:08](rc://en/tn/help/gal/03/08)
* [Genesis 11:29-30](rc://en/tn/help/gen/11/29)
* [Genesis 21:04](rc://en/tn/help/gen/21/04)
* [Genesis 22:02](rc://en/tn/help/gen/22/02)
* [James 02:23](rc://en/tn/help/jas/02/23)
* [Matthew 01:02](rc://en/tn/help/mat/01/02)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[04:06](rc://en/tn/help/obs/04/06)__ When __Abram__ arrived in Canaan, God said, "Look all around you. I will give to you and your descendants all the land that you can see as an inheritance."
* __[05:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/04)__ Then God changed __Abram__'s name to __Abraham__, which means "father of many."
* __[05:05](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/05)__ About a year later, when __Abraham__ was 100 years old and Sarah was 90, Sarah gave birth to Abraham's son.
* __[05:06](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/06)__ When Isaac was a young man, God tested __Abraham's__ faith by saying, "Take Isaac, your only son, and kill him as a sacrifice to me."
* __[06:01](rc://en/tn/help/obs/06/01)__ When __Abraham__ was very old and his son, Isaac, had grown to be a man, __Abraham__ sent one of his servants back to the land where his relatives lived to find a wife for his son, Isaac.
* __[06:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/06/04)__ After a long time, __Abraham__ died and all of the promises that God had made to him in the covenant were passed on to Isaac.
* __[21:02](rc://en/tn/help/obs/21/02)__ God promised __Abraham__ that through him all people groups of the world would receive a blessing.

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H87, H85, G11

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

Abraham, Abraham's, Abram