Oct 072008
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Also known as
- Abram
Profile
Old Testament patriarch. Married to Sarah. Founder of the Hebrew nation. Father of all believers in the true God. At God’s command he moved from his native Chaldea to Canaan. Nomadic shepherd. Reported to have lived to age 175.
Born
- at Ur, Chaldea as Abram
- c.1700 BC of natural causes
- bearded old man offering food to three angels
- bearded old man holding a blanket containing small people representing the souls of all believers saved since his first reaction to God
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
MLA Citation