Abraham (c. 1800 B.C.) The founding figure of the world’s three monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He is the first person in recorded history to introduce into a polytheistic world the concept of one true God, however the Bible refers to earlier prophets who believed and taught about this same God. God covenanted with Abraham that through him and his descendants, all the nations of the earth would be blessed.
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Sacrifice of Isaac, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669), Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia, [PD-100]
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PEOPLE (see c. 1800 B.C.)
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