A Jewish man is praying in front of the tomb of patriarch Abraham in Hebron, West Bank. According to tradition, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were buried in the cave with their wives Sarah, Rebekah, and Leah. Photo: Carlos J. Sierra/Adobe Stock
Given the severe antagonisms between and among Americans, and the failure of so many to seek accommodation, no less reconciliation—a similar condition of polarization and disorder existing in numerous countries—the biblical story of Abraham should be required reading for everyone, everywhere.
David Lenefsky
The Hebrew Bible first mentions Abraham—a patriarch of the Israelites and the primogenitor of the Jewish people—in Genesis, Chapter 11, Paragraph 26. [1]He is also an Islamic prophet as stated in the Koran, Chapter 87, Verse 19. Abraham’s firstborn son, Ishmael, is generally thought to be the primogenitor of Arabs and the precursor of Islam.
