Abraham

             Abraham, also known as Abram is most commonly known for being the Father of the
             Jewish people. The majority of the information found on Abraham is located in
             the Old Testament's Book of Genesis. Other than that, there are no real
             historical records on the life of Abraham, so the history of his life was passed
             by word of mouth, and were there after made into biblical stories. There is also
             the question if Abraham really lived, do to the little information available on
             his life. Abraham is most famous for making his Covenant with God.
             Abraham would have lived somewhere between the years of 2000 and 1500
             BC. He was born in the city of Ur. Abraham's real name was Abram. The father of
             Abram , Terach, had two other sons , Haran and Nachor. While living in the city
             of Ur , Abram married his half-sister, Sarai who later took on the name of
             Sarah. The newlyweds later learned that Sarai was sterile. They then traveled
             north to Charan, accompanied by Abraham's father Terach. While in Charan Terach
             died. It was in Charan where God made his first of a series of revelations to
             Abram. God spoke to Abram, and told him that he would promise to bless him and
             make a great nation of him. Abram willingly decided to follow God to the city of
             Canaan. Abram not only traveled with his wife on this journey, but he also
             picked up his nephew, Lot. He lived his life in Canaan as a Nomad. Famine
             eventually struck the land of Canaan , forcing Abram and his family to move on
             In Egypt, Abram was fearful that the Egyptians would kill him and take
             his wife Sarai if they were to discover that the two were married. Abram
             attempted to cover this up by telling everyone that he and Sarai were just
             brother and sister. The Pharaoh demanded that Sarai be brought to his palace,
             and as result, God sent down plagues which devastated all of Egypt. In a
             desperate attempt to save his kingdom, Pharaoh decided it would be best...

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