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the Bible and the Koran are familiar with the story of the
great Prophet Abraham and his two sons Ishmael (Isma'il)
and Isaac (Ishaq). The story of Abraham's call from the
Ur of the Chaldees, and that of his descendants until the
death of his grandson Joseph in Egypt, is written in The Book
of Genesis (chapters xi.-l). In his genealogy as recorded in
Genesis, Abraham is the twentieth from Adam, and a con-
temporary of Nimrod, who built the stupendous Tower of
Babel.
The early story of Abraham in the Ur of Chaldea,
though not mentioned in the Bible, is recorded by the famous
Jewish historian Joseph Flavius in his Antiquities and is also
confirmed by the Koran. But the Bible expressly tells us
that the father of Abraham, Terah, was an idolater (Jos.
great Prophet Abraham and his two sons Ishmael (Isma'il)
and Isaac (Ishaq). The story of Abraham's call from the
Ur of the Chaldees, and that of his descendants until the
death of his grandson Joseph in Egypt, is written in The Book
of Genesis (chapters xi.-l). In his genealogy as recorded in
Genesis, Abraham is the twentieth from Adam, and a con-
temporary of Nimrod, who built the stupendous Tower of
Babel.
The early story of Abraham in the Ur of Chaldea,
though not mentioned in the Bible, is recorded by the famous
Jewish historian Joseph Flavius in his Antiquities and is also
confirmed by the Koran. But the Bible expressly tells us
that the father of Abraham, Terah, was an idolater (Jos.