Abraham's family tree
Although Abraham's forefathers were from southern
Source criticism
The genealogy of Abraham appears in Genesis 5, Genesis 10:1–7, 20, 22–23, 31–33, and Genesis 11. The documentary hypothesis attributes these genealogies to the Priestly source.[2]
Biblical narrative
Abraham and Sarah prospered materially but they had no children. Abram thought to leave his estate to a trusted servant, but
In Genesis 17, "Almighty God" changed Abram’s name to Abraham, for he would be a father of many nations. In addition, his wife Sarai's name was changed to Sarah, for she would be a mother of nations. Three visitors came to Abraham and said that he would have a son. Sarah believed she was too old to have a child and laughed. Yet she did conceive (Genesis 21:1-7) and had a baby named
.Family tree
The following is a family tree[dubious ] for the descendants of the line of Noah's son Shem, through Abraham to Jacob and his sons. Dashed lines are marriage connections.
Not all individuals in this portion of the Bible are given names. For example, one English translation of the Bible states in Genesis 11:13 that "After the birth of Shelah, Arpachshad lived 403 years and begot sons and daughters." The previous line (11:12) only clarifies the name of one child, stating that at 35-years-old, "Arcachshad . . . begot Shelah."[4] Some other children, such as Cainan, are only described in later translations that are not considered part of the original, canonical text of the Hebrew Bible.
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Ham | Japheth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arphaxad | Lud | Aram | 4 sons | 7 sons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peleg | Joktan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reu | 13 sons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nahor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Terah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sarah[6] | Abraham[7] | Hagar | Haran[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keturah | Nahor[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ishmael[8] | Milcah[7] | Lot[7] | Iscah[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 sons[9] | Bethuel[10] | 1st daughter[11] | 2nd daughter[11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ben-Ammi[11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esau | Jacob | Leah | Rachel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quranic narrative
The family members and descendants of Abraham are called aal-Ibrahim, figuratively "The (people of) Abraham".
The Quran says:
- "… but surely, We had given the 'Family of Abraham'—the Writings and the Wisdom—and conferred to them a Kingdom of magnificence." —Sūrat an-Nisā' 4, āyāt 54; al-Qur'ān.[14]
References
- ISBN 0-89577-407-0, pp. 22-23
- ISBN 978-0-19-994661-7
- ISBN 0-385-19360-2.
- ^ "Genesis 11:11". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.11.11?lang=bi&aliyot=0
- ^ Sarah was the half–sister of Abraham (Genesis 20:12). An alternative tradition holds that she was Abraham's niece (see Sarah#In rabbinic literature).
- ^ a b c d e f Genesis 11:27–29
- ^ Genesis 16:15
- ^ Uz, Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, and Jidlaph (Genesis 22:20–22).
- ^ a b Genesis 22:20–23
- ^ a b c d Genesis 19:30–38
- ^ Genesis 21:1–3
- ^ Genesis 25:20, 24–26
- ^ "Surah An-Nisa [4:54-64]". Surah An-Nisa [4:54-64]. Retrieved 2017-10-12.