Abraham
Abraham noun - The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son.
Usage example: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham
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Ibrahim
Ibrahim noun - The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son.
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- The biggest festival of the Muslim year, as indicated by its length (four whole days, although most folks only get the first day off), commemorating Ibrahim (Abraham) nearly sacrificing of his son Isma'il (Ishmael) on God's orders, only to be immediately substituted with a lamb.
- It's invalid: even if both premises are true, the only thing we know for certain is that Brahim is Moroccan.note And male — from his name: "Brahim" being the Moroccan pronunciation of "Ibrahim", the Arabic equivalent of "Abraham"— but let's ignore that.
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