The difference of Christians ... Muslims... Jews is For Christians Christians view Abraham as an important exemplar of faith, and a spiritual, as well as physical, ancestor of Jesus — the Son of God through whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth. For Christians, Abraham is a spiritual forebear as well as/rather than a direct ancestor depending on the individuals interpretation of Paul the Apostle,[Rom. 4:9–12] with the Abrahamic covenant reinterpreted so as to be defined by faith in Christ rather than biological descent or both by faith as well as a direct ancestor; in any case, the emphasis is placed on faith being the only requirement for the Abrahamic Covenant to apply;[36] see also New Covenant and Supersessionism. In Christian belief, Abraham is a role model of faith,[Heb. 11:8–10] and his obedience to God by offering Isaac is seen as a foreshadowing of Gods offering of his son Jesus.[Rom. 8:32][37] Christian commentators have a tendency to interpret Gods promises to Abraham as applying to Christianity subsequent to, and sometimes rather than (as in Supersessionism), being applied to Judaism, whose adherents rejected Jesus. They argue this on the basis that just as Abraham as a Gentile (before he was circumcised) believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness [Gen. 15:6] (cf. Rom. 4:3, James 2:23), those who have faith are children of Abraham [Gal. 3:7] (see also John 8:39). This is most fully developed in Pauls theology where all who believe in God are spiritual descendants of Abraham.[Rom. 4:20] [Gal. 4:9][38] However, with regards to [Rom. 4:20] and [Gal. 4:9], in both cases he refers to these spiritual descendants as the sons of God[Gal. 4:26] rather than children of Abraham.[39] For Muslims Main article: Islamic view of Abraham For Muslims, Abraham is a prophet, the messenger of God who stands in the line from Adam to Muhammad, to whom Allah gave revelations,[Quran 4:163], who raised the foundations of the House (i.e., the Kaaba)[Quran 2:127] with his first son, Ismail, a symbol of which is every mosque.[40] Ibrahim (Abraham) is the first in a genealogy for Muhammad. Islam considers Abraham to be one of the first Muslims (Surah 3)—the first monotheist in a world where monotheism was lost, and the community of those faithful to God,[41] thus being referred to as ابونا ابراهيم or Our Father Abraham, as well as Ibrahim al-Hanif or Abraham the Monotheist. Islam holds that it was Ishmael, (Ismail, Muhammads ancestor) rather than Isaac, whom Ibrahim was instructed to sacrifice. Also, the same as Judaisim, Islam believe that Abraham rejected idolatry through logical reasoning. In addition to this spiritual lineage, the Sayyid who are the descendants of Muhammad and his daughter Fatima, who are spread across West Asia and the Indian Subcontinent and trace their lineage to Ismail, and thus to Abraham.[42] Abraham is also recalled in certain details of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.[43] For Jews For Jews, Abraham is simply (with his wife, Sarah) the first Jew, the founding patriarch of the children of Israel. God promised Abraham: I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you.[Gen. 12:2] With Abraham, God entered into an everlasting covenant throughout the ages to be God to you and to your offspring to come.[Gen. 17:7]. It is this covenant that makes Abraham and his descendants Jews, not the chronology of the name Yhudi. Similarly, converts, who join the covenant, are all identified as sons and daughters of Abraham (and Sarah). Abraham is primarily a revered ancestor or patriarch (referred to as Avraham Avinu (אברהם אבינו in hebrew) Abraham our father) to whom God made several promises: chiefly, that he would have numberless descendants, who would receive the land of Canaan (the Promised Land). According to Jewish tradition, Abraham was the first post-Flood prophet to reject idolatry through rational analysis, although Shem and Eber carried on the tradition from Noah.[34][35]
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