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Gustave Doré, "Abraham and the Three Angels" (1866). Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Old Testament
Abraham
Patriarchal era, ~2000 BC, Mesopotamia → Canaan
Patriarch of Israel. Called from Ur. Father of Ishmael and Isaac. Bound Isaac on Mount Moriah. Bargained with God for Sodom. Friend of God.
On their voice
Bronze Age nomad. Pitched tents, built altars. Old voice — remembers a hundred years of waiting. The Akedah is the wound at his center.
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